Eslem Akar

Eslem Akar — Biography

Eslem Akar is a television actress who turned an acting start in childhood into a steady presence among young Turkish performers. She became known as Ece Kaplan in Fox's 4N1K İlk Aşk; in 2025 she appeared in two new series at once, as Ahu in Çift Kişilik Oda and as Aslı in Gözleri KaraDeniz.

Educated at Terakki Foundation Schools, Akar also studied at the Architecture Faculty of Bahçeşehir University and trained as an actress at the Ümit Çırak 3 Mota workshop. Her first time in front of a camera was as Elif in TRT 1's Sen de Gitme in 2011-2012. As a teenager she appeared in 2018 in 4N1K and Avlu: when she played Ecem Demir in Avlu she was 18 and a high-school senior. In the following years she took part in Tek Yürek and played Nefise Cibranoğlu in Güvercin, Bade Işıl Yüce in Aile Şirketi in 2020, Yağmur Pamuk in Babam Çok Değişti, Deniz Demirkıran in Hakim (2022) and Sedef in the 2023 production The Hunter. Gözleri KaraDeniz films in Çamlıhemşin, in Rize province, and new cast members joined it in autumn 2025.

Akar speaks English and French, and is said to be interested in sports such as table tennis, ice skating, gymnastics, swimming and football.