Biography

Akkaya was born on 3 August 1977 in İstanbul

Istanbul

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, Turkey

Turkey

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 and moved to Mersin and then to Ankara with her family. She studied American philology

Philology

Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...

 at Istanbul University

Istanbul University

Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...

. In 1997 she won the Best Model of the World contest and decided to embark on a professional modelling career. She is also an actress, and an editor for a fashion magazine. She has acted in "Vizontele Tuuba

Vizontele Tuuba

Vizontele Tuuba is a 2004 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the last summer of his childhood in village in 1980...

", "Okul", "Metro Palas", "Şarkılar Seni Söyler" and "Yeşil Işık". Deniz has a daughter named Ayse.

Selected Filmography

• Yeşil Işık (2002)
• Şarkılar Seni Söyler (2003) (Ayten)
• Vizontele Tuuba
  Vizontele Tuuba
  Vizontele Tuuba is a 2004 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the last summer of his childhood in village in 1980...
  
   (2003) (Deniz Kızı)
• Okul
  Okul (film)
  Okul is a 2004 Turkish horror-comedy film directed by the Taylan brothers . It is adapted from the novel Hayalet Kitap by Doğu Yücel who also wrote the screenplay. Kevin Moore provided the film's soundtrack....
  
   (2003) (Alev)
• Metro Palas (2004) (Yelda)
• Maskeli Beşler: Kıbrıs (2007)
• Ölümle Dans (2007)

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