Ece Hakim

Ece Hakim — Biography

Ece Hakim stands out for combining an acting career that began in childhood with a university education. After playing Zeyno in the ATV series Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz, she stepped away from the screen to attend Harvard University, and in 2021 she graduated, having studied psychology.

Born in Istanbul, the actress went in front of the camera at a young age. In 2004 she appeared both in the film Anlat İstanbul and in the series Yağmur Zamanı, then worked as a child actress in series such as İyi ki Varsın and Candan Öte (2006), Kelebek Çıkmazı (2007), Avrupa Yakası (2008) and Aşk ve Ceza (2010). In 2011 she played Gamze Akengin in Umutsuz Ev Kadınları. She became best known as Zeyno in the 2015 series Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz.

She said goodbye to that series in September 2017, after getting into Harvard. In December 2020 it was reported that she would return to Turkey; she finished her degree in May 2021, and in July the press named her among the 25 most successful Turkish students. In 2025 she went back to Harvard to continue her studies.