Afra Saraçoğlu

Afra Saraçoğlu — Biography

Afra Saraçoğlu is one of the most talked-about young television actresses; she made her name as Ece in Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları and reached a mass audience as Seyran Şanlı in Yalı Çapkını. Alongside acting she works as a model and has been the face of many major brands.

She completed her primary and secondary schooling in Antalya and won a place in Comparative Literature at Eskişehir Osmangazi University. While a student, her mother sent her photo to Özcan Deniz, she was called to an audition, and in 2016 she made her screen debut in İkinci Şans, playing Nurgül Yeşilçay's daughter. She shared the lead with Tolga Sarıtaş in Kötü Çocuk, and in 2017-2018 played Ece for 50 episodes of Star TV's Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları, a role that won her the Shining Star Award at the Golden Butterfly Awards in 2018. She went on to the films İyi Oyun and Aşk Bu Mu? and to the series Kardeş Çocukları, Öğretmen and Yeşilçam, and in 2021 appeared with Nurgül Yeşilçay in the play Bir Barda Bir Gece. Yalı Çapkını (2022-2025), in which she shared the lead with Mert Ramazan Demir, became the turning point of her career. In 2026 she played Çağla Öncü in atv's A.B.İ..

She has been the face of brands including Pantene, Hummel, Cornetto, Elidor, Garnier, DeFacto and Ülker. Her honors also include Star of the Year at the Elle Style Awards and the Most Dazzling Achievement award at GQ Men of the Year 2024.