Ayça Ayşin Turan

Ayça Ayşin Turan — Biography

Leading roles in Meryem, Hakan: Muhafız (The Protector), Zemheri, Arıza and Ada Masalı are what Turkish television and film actress Ayça Ayşin Turan is best known for, and the last of these brought her a Golden Butterfly Award. In 2026 she plays Defne Derin in the Show TV series Muhtemel Aşk.

She grew up in Sinop as the youngest of seven siblings; her father is from Kastamonu and her mother from Sinop, with maternal roots among Thessaloniki emigrants. She took an early interest in acting and the violin, trained at the Gazanfer Özcan and Gönül Ülkü theater and the Sinop Municipal Conservatory, and studied radio, television and cinema at Istanbul University. Her first notable role was Gülfem in FOX's daily series Dinle Sevgili (2011-2012); she then appeared in series such as Asi, Hayal ve Gerçek, Sonbahar and Affedilmeyen, and played Ada in Karagül. She entered cinema as Zeliş in Özcan Deniz's film Sevimli Tehlikeli.

Her run of leading roles began with Altınsoylar and Meryem in 2016-2018. As Leyla Sancak for two seasons of the Netflix series Hakan: Muhafız, she also reached audiences abroad. She then played Firuze in Zemheri, Halide in Arıza, which began in October 2020, and Haziran Sedefli in Star TV's Ada Masalı. More recently she has played Sahra in Sen İnandır, Sevda in Kader Bağları and Kumru in 39 Derecede Aşk.