Melis Birkan was born on 30 November 1981 in Eskisehir, Turkey. After
graduating from high school she enrolled in State Conservatory of the
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She graduated from Modern Dance
division of Ballet program of Department of Performing Arts.
After appearing in the advertorial of "Eti Form" (a diet biscuit) she
performed in a musical play called "Mucizeler" (means Miracles in
Turkish). She, then, was invited to prepare a life style magazine
program titled "Tarz-i Hayat" (means Life Style in Ottoman Turkish).
Her show aired in KanalTurk (a Turkish mainstream TV channel) in 2005.
After Mucizeler, she took a supporting role in her first TV series
titled "Çapkin" (means Womanizer in Turkish). Çapkin aired in 2005.
She then appeared in many Turkish TV series and movies. She became
famous particularly after the movie "Barda (2006)" (means "in the Bar"
in Turkish) in which she took part in a rape scene.