Ekin Türkmen

Ekin Türkmen — Biography

Ekin Türkmen was born on 22 August 1984 in İzmir, the eldest child of a family originally from Nevşehir. As a young woman she tried modelling and, while taking part in a beauty contest known as Best Model of Turkey, caught the attention of director Osman Sınav, who offered her a role in a series and brought her into acting. While working on set she also moved to Istanbul, where she studied theatre and graduated from Haliç University.

She made her screen debut in 2002 in the series Ekmek Teknesi, where her portrayal of Songül kept her on air for a long run, and she went on to appear in several further television productions. When she decided to travel to the United States to study English, she left the cast of Küçük Kadınlar through her character's death and spent time studying at UCLA in Los Angeles.

On the big screen, one of the more notable roles of her career was playing a psychologist in Anadolu Kartalları, a film built around the Turkish Air Force. She later appeared in the series Ramo, and in 2023 she portrayed Melike Hatun in the series Kudüs Fatihi Selahaddin Eyyubi. Over the years she has also featured in commercials for brands including Coca-Cola, Yapı Kredi and Arçelik.