Ekin Koç

Ekin Koç — Biography

Ekin Koç emerged as Tilki in the fantasy series Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim and has become a young actor in demand in both Turkish television and independent cinema. He has led films that went to Cannes, and on The Things You Kill he was both actor and co-producer. In 2026 he plays Kadir Emindağ in Muhtemel Aşk on Show TV.

Born in Antalya, Koç studied business in English at Istanbul Bilgi University and trained as an actor at Akademi 35 Buçuk Sanat Evi. After that first series in 2013 he played Seyfi in Benim Adım Gültepe; his main international exposure came from playing Ahmed I in Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem. Burak Özer in Hayat Sırları, Nuri Pamir in the BluTV series Bozkır, Ahmed Sencer in Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu and Efe in Üç Kuruş make up his television years, and he guested on HBO's Succession as a businessman named Kadir.

He entered cinema with Senden Bana Kalan, which won him an Ayhan Işık Special Award. Next he played Mehmed in Ali ve Nino and Halis Karataş in Bizim İçin Şampiyon. Leading roles in Okul Tıraşı and Kurak Günler strengthened his festival profile, while Sen İnandır, Taş Kağıt Makas and Vicdansız are among his recent, more mainstream projects.