Evrim Akın

Evrim Akın — Biography

Evrim Akın is an actress and presenter who created one of Turkish television comedy's most memorable female characters in Selin Yerebakan of Avrupa Yakası. Her catchphrases, "Oha falan oldum yani" and "Kal geldi ya", became linked to the character, and she then reached younger viewers as Nana, the lead of Bez Bebek.

She started acting in her school years by joining courses at the Konak Municipal Theatre in İzmir, then attended the Müjdat Gezen Art Center in Istanbul. Her first television steps were Eltiler (1997) and İmparator (as Çiçek), written and directed by İbrahim Tatlıses; she also appeared in İbo Show sketches in those years. After series such as Nisan Yağmuru, Canım Kocacığım and Estağfurullah Yokuşu, her real breakthrough came in 2004 with Avrupa Yakası. Later she played Jülide in Alemin Kıralı and Özge in Güldür Güldür Show, and appeared in the films Şaşkın and Köstebekgiller: Perili Orman and, in 2025, Sihirli Annem: Hepimiz Biriz.

As a presenter she worked on Koca Kafalar TV, Uzman Avı, Ev Kuşu and, from 2016 to 2019, Çocuktan Al Haberi. She hosted Evrim Akın ile Ev Gezmesi on Kanal D until she and the program parted ways in December 2025. She is a relative of the poet Gülten Akın.