Miray Akay

Miray Akay — Biography

Miray Akay is a young actress who turned an early start in acting into roles in series and film during her teens, and is known for Peri in Güneşin Kızları and Alçiçek Hatun in Kuruluş Osman. She was born in Ukraine to a Turkish father and a Ukrainian mother, and her full name is Myroslava Kosteva Akay. In 2025 she plays Didem in the Fox series Sakıncalı.

She first appeared on camera at three in commercials and music videos, including Emre Aydın's "Bu Yağmurlar". She grew up and began school in Istanbul and graduated from the theater department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School. She started acting professionally in 2010 with Bitmeyen Şarkı. In 2013 she drew attention as Duru in 20 Dakika, and in those years she appeared in the films Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915, Kelebeğin Rüyası, Balık and Halam Geldi. At the 2014 Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival she shared the Best Actress award with Jale Arıkan for her performances in Halam Geldi and Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915.

Later she played Gülten in Benim Adım Gültepe, Peri Yılmaz in Güneşin Kızları, Nazlı in Dayan Yüreğim, Zeynep in Bizim Hikaye, Meliha in Zümrüdüanka, Sera in Ah Nerede and, in 2022-2023, Alçiçek Hatun in Kuruluş Osman; Servet and Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs are also among her work.