Zeynep Alkan

Zeynep Alkan — Biography

Zeynep Alkan, whose full name is Elif Zeynep Alkan, is the daughter of director and actor Hamdi Alkan and Canan Hoşgör, and her family is originally from Hatay. The young actress reached a broad audience through the role of Emoji Emel in the Star TV series Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır and through her time on the Survivor competition, and she is also known today for her presence on social media.

Her first contact with the stage came at twelve, when she appeared in several theater productions at Hisar Education Foundation Schools; she also spent two years studying viola at the Kadıköy State Conservatory. Her first step in front of a camera was a small part as a friend of the character Mert in the 2010 film Dersimiz: Atatürk, directed by her father, although some sources trace her first role to the film Hedefim Sensin. Her main television breakthrough came years later with Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır.

Her Survivor run ended with her farewell to the competition in February 2025.