Selma Ergeç (Turkish pronunciation: [selˈma ˈæɾɟetʃ]; 1 November 1978) is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor.^[1]

Born in Hamm, Germany. Her mother is a German and her father is a Turkish. She stated in an interview that her paternal family came from lineage of Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.^[2] She studied medicine at Westfalia Wilhems University in Münster for 3 years and psychology and philosophy at the FernUniversität Hagen. She started modelling in 2000. She acted as Uğur Polat's wife in Sis ve Gece, as the teacher in Beş Vakit and as the Hatice Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl.

She speaks German, English, Turkish, French fluently and Italian with limited proficiency.^[3]

On 26 September 2015 Ergeç married Can Öz. The wedding was held in Ergeç's childhood hometown in Germany.^[4] The couple's daughter, Yasmin, was born on 8 April 2016.^[5]