Ebru Ceylan (née Yapıcı, born 26 January 1976)[2] is a Turkish photographer, actress, screenwriter and art director.
[4] The Ceylans starred together in the 2006 film Climates, which they also co-wrote, beginning a writing collaboration that would include Three Monkeys (2008), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) and the Palme d'Or-winning Winter Sleep (2014).
[3] Nuri Bilge described their writing relationship, which Ebru opted to end after Winter Sleep, saying "Since she is my wife she has the right to say anything.
[3] For Winter Sleep, Ebru received a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter.
[5] She resumed her writing collaboration with Nuri Bilge, now with Akin Aksun, for The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023).