Born in Adana on December 31, 1972, Açelya Akkoyun completed her education at Fenerbahçe High School and then graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theater Department. During his conservatory period, he joined Istanbul City Theaters and performed for about six years in different plays such as "Theope", "Monsieur Butterfly", "Red Shoes", "Hüner", "I Close My Eyes and Do My Duty", "Clown Prince" and "Cub".
The turning point that enabled the Turkish audience to get to know him closely was the series "This Will Be Like This", which met with the audience on ATV screens between 1997 and 2003. She gained a wide fan base by appearing on the screens for four years with the character of Ayşe Akman in the series. Akkoyun continues to appear before the audience with his television projects today; She will meet the audience with the character of Nilgün in the series "Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests", which will be broadcast on TRT 1 in 2024, and in the series "Kızılcık Şerbeti", which will be screened on Show TV in 2025.
In addition to her stage and screen career, Açelya Akkoyun also took part in music projects. In 1989, he took part in the music video of Zülfü Livaneli's song "Güneş Topla Benim İç", and in 1994, he appeared in front of the camera with Ayhan Baran in one of Türkiye's first opera clips. Akkoyun, who is also active in the field of cinema, took part in films such as "The Last Word of Love", "On the Trail of the Jackals", "Who is the Guilty", "Inheritors" and "Sessiz" between 1992 and 1995.
Apart from these, he increased his visibility on the screens by taking part in commercials of important brands such as Pril, Luna, Akbank, İş Bankası and Yeni Yüzyıl.
Akkoyun, who started his career as a presenter with the competition program "4x4" in 1995, continued his presenting experience on important platforms. He served as a presenter at prestigious events such as the 1998 Adana Film Festival and the 1999-2000 Antalya Film Festival Honor Awards. In her acting career, she won the hearts of the audience with her role as Suzan in TV series such as "Mahallenin Muhtarları" (1994), "Boyle mi Olacak" (1997), "çocuktan Al Haberi" and in the production "Ekmek Teknesi" (2002). Finally, he returned to the screens with the TV series "Doksanlar" and met with his audience.
Açelya Akkoyun, (b. 31 December 1972, Adana) is a Turkish theater and TV series actress.
In 1989, he starred in the music video for the song "Güneş Topla Benim İç" with Zülfü Livaneli, and in 1994 he starred in Turkey's first opera video with Ayhan Baran. Akkoyun also started acting in television series in the same years. He starred in the movie Last Word of Love in 1992, On the Trail of the Jackals in 1993, Who is the Guilty in the same year, Inheritors in 1995, and Silence in 1995.
Akkoyun has acted in theatre, cinema and TV series as well as commercials. Some of these are: Pril, Luna, Akbank, İş Bankası and Yeni Yüzyıl.
The successful artist, who started presenting in 1995 with the competition program 4x4, later presented the 1998 Adana Film Festival and the 1999 and 2000 Antalya Film Festival Honorary Awards. He took part in the TV series Mahallenin Muhtarları, which started in 1994, and 1997's Boyle Mi Olacak. Akkoyun, who hosted the competition called Çocuktan Al Haberi and played the character "Suzan" in the 2002 TV series Ekmek Teknesi, recently returned to the screens with the TV series Doksanlar.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 16 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Cranberry Sherbet (2022) — Nilgün
- Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests (2024) — Hüma Hatun
- Longing (2006)
- Was It Gonna Be Like This (1997) — Ayşe Akman
- Mukhtars of the Neighborhood (1992) — Ebru
- Bread Boat (2002) — Suzan
- The Man of My House (2007) — Jale (2)
- Life Today (2022)
- Doksanlar (2013) — Süheyla
- Love at All Ages (2005)
- The Last Word of Love (1993)
- Between Two (2002)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
