İlay Erkök is a Turkish actress born in Istanbul in 1993. She is best known to the masses for her character Yaren Şadoğlu in the TV series Hercai, broadcast on ATV.
She is the daughter of a family originally from Manisa. He continued his education in Istanbul and graduated from the theater department of Istanbul University State Conservatory. He reinforced his acting education with the lessons he took at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Career
Her first job in front of the camera was the role of young Demet in the TV series Güneşi Beklenen, which started on Kanal D in 2013. In 2015, she played Damla in FOX's İnadına Aşk TV series, and in 2016 she played Sezen in My Life's Love. In the same year, she took on the role of Ayşen in Çetin Ceviz 2. She made her film debut in 2017 with the character Elif in Seni Gidi Seni. In 2018, she played Nur in Darısı Başumuza, which was broadcast on Show TV.
In Hercai, which started in 2019, she played Yaren, who carries jealousy and ambition under her innocent appearance. This role earned the actress the best young actress award in the Türkiye category of Premios Telenovelas in Spain. After Hercai, he took part in the digital platform series İlk ve Son; He also took part in productions such as Canım Merkez, Daddy's Daughter and Oyun Bitti.