- Nobel Prize laureate Orhan Pamuk liked Mustang (2016) very much and made an interview with Deniz Gamze Ergüven, encouraging her to continue despite the harsh criticism she faced in Turkey.
- Ergüven was pregnant while filming Mustang (2015) and gave birth to her son on 11th February 2015.
- Lives in Paris, France. [2016].
- Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.
- She attended La Fémis and graduated in 2008 (17th promotion, directing department).
- She grew up and went to school in France.
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