Background
Cansel Elçin was born in Izmir, Turkey,20 September 1973, but his family moved to France when he was 9 years old.
Cansel Elçin was born in Izmir, Turkey,20 September 1973, but his family moved to France when he was 9 years old.
He has grown up trilingually and can speak French, English and Turkish. He has French citizenship. In 2009, he directed his first feature film, Kampuste Ciplak Ayaklar.
Elçin got married to Pinar Apaydin on 4 July 2012.