Engin Akyürek

Acting

Engin Akyürek

Born

1981-10-12 (45)

Place of birth

Ankara, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

20 titles

Engin Akyürek (born 12 October 1981) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and author. Akyürek began his acting career in the year 2004. Having starred in many acclaimed series and movies, Akyürek is considered as one of Turkey's most successful and highest paid actors. Akyürek received no official schooling for acting, stage or screen. Yet, he had a passion for writing and drama. He graduated from the history department of the language-history and geography faculty at Ankara University before he took part in the Türkiye'nin Yıldızları (Turkey's Stars) TV contest for acting. He was one of the stars of the contest alongside Beren Saat, who went on to become one of the most famous actresses of Tur…

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

My Name Is Farah poster
8.5

A murder unintentionally witnessed by Farah, who had to flee her country and illegally struggle to survive with her son, and Tahir Lekesiz, whom she met on the same night, will change their lives forever.

My Name Is Farah

2023

What is Fatmagul's Fault? poster
8.1

Fatmagul, a simple happy village girl, is violated by 4 drunk rich young men, the extreme hardship she faces forced to marry a rapist and the great remorse felt by others for their inaction when innocence was violated forms the story.

What is Fatmagul's Fault?

2010

Golden Butterfly Awards poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Golden Butterfly Awards

1973

The Ambassador's Daughter poster
7.9

Sancar has always & Nare has always yearned for love. When they meet and fall in love as children, they know they are meant to be; they just have to wait to be old enough to marry. On the night of their wedding, a startling revelation by Nare forever changes their lives and puts their love on hold until the night of another wedding many years later.

The Ambassador's Daughter

2019

Old Money poster
6.2

Nihal's affluent life comes under threat when a self-made tycoon with an eye for money — and an even sharper one for love — shakes up Istanbul's elite.

Old Money

2025

Borders of Love poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Borders of Love

2004

I Wish I Were A Cloud poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

I Wish I Were A Cloud

2009

Black Money Love poster
8.3

Ömer is a police officer. After the death of his fiancée, he suffers great pain. The body of Sibel, Ömer's fiancée, was found on the top of a cliff, in a car next to a fairly old, rich business man. After the shock of her sudden death and the accusations of his love cheating on him, Ömer realizes that there is more behind her suspicious murder

Black Money Love

2014

Adım Farah poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Adım Farah

2026

Runaway poster
6.6

Mehmet, a war photographer, Ilker, a reporter friend of Mehmet, and a group from Germany, with an activist called Zeynep among them, cross the border illegally to visit a Yazidi village. The village is then raided by a radical terrorist organization, and they get captured. They are going to have to put up the fight of their lives to escape.

Runaway

2022

Olene Kadar poster
6.5

Dağhan is a doctor who tries to get his proficiency however, finds himself in jail. He loses his hope, his future, his lover and the most beautiful days of his lives due the crime that he has never committed. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.

Olene Kadar

2017

Terra Rossa poster
10.0

In Adana, the feud between the Bereketoğulları and Karahanlıs families reignites. As Ömer Bereketoğul (Engin Akyürek) struggles to protect his family and land, newly appointed prosecutor Nevin (Gülsim Ali) arrives, seeking justice for her fiancé’s death. Their collision sparks a dangerous bond, where duty and desire clash and love becomes the most unpredictable weapon of all.

Terra Rossa

2025

Black Snake poster
9.5

No synopsis available yet.

Black Snake

2007

Istanbul My Love poster
8.0

Saraçoğlu plays “Istanbul,” a young entrepreneur who believes even love can be programmed, thanks to her innovative artificial intelligence software. She pitches her idea to Tan (Akyürek), a successful but emotionally reserved businessman. Tan challenges the algorithm by proposing to find true love in just three dates. If the experiment succeeds, he promises to invest in her company. What begins as a tech-driven experiment gradually turns into an emotional and personal journey for both characters.

Istanbul My Love

2025

Türkiye'nin Yıldızları poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Türkiye'nin Yıldızları

2004