Gün Akıncı

Gün Akıncı — Biography

Gün Akıncı is a Turkish actor who came to acting through modeling, with a background in basketball and engineering. Born in Istanbul, he studied in the Geological Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University.

As a young man he took up basketball and rose as far as Pertevniyal's first team, but an injury ended that path. After leaving sport he worked as a model and then moved into acting.

His television career began with the role of Yusuf in the Fox Tv series Kırlangıç Fırtınası, in which he shared the cast with Fikret Kuşkan, Ebru Aykaç and Emel Çölgeçen. In later work he played Cem in Yasak Elma and, in 2022, Arda in Annenin Sırrıdır Çocuk.