Demet Akbağ

Demet Akba? (born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film actress. Demet Akba? was born in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay ?ybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent. Her father's religion is Alevism. His family was in Denizli at the time because of the duty of his grandfather as the head of justice department in the city. Her father was a journalist and photographer. She has two elder siblings, Sedef and Kemal. As her parents separated when she was 13, she and her mother and grandmother moved to Istanbul in 1972. She later enrolled in the Istanbul Girls High School, and as her parents got separated she started attending the Erenköy Girls High School and finished her education there. After finishing high school in 1982, she entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and completed school in four years. Her first marriage, when she was 21, lasted four years. She started her professional career first in theatre in the early 1980s and then in television from 1987 onwards. That same year, she was chosen as the TV Star of The Year by Turkey's Association of Magazine Reporters. Akba? has been awarded with numerous prizes, including the Golden and Sadri Alisik Best Character Actor for her role in Vizontele, the Afife Jale Best Female Actor for Sen Hiç Ate?böce?i Gördün mü?, the Golden Butterfly for Tersine Dünya in 1993, the Ismail Dumbullu (the first actress to get this prize after Suna Pekuysal) in 1995, the Golden Butterfly – Best Comedy Star of The Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the MGD-Comedy Artist Award in both 1996 and 1997. She has also worked with the BKM Actors since their career starts and performed various leading roles in television including Bir Demet Tiyatro and Ölümsüz A?k, in theatrical plays including Otogargara, Sen Hiç Ate?böce?i Gördün mü?, and Bana Bir ?eyler Oluyor, as well as in movies including Where's Firuze?, Eyyvah Eyvah, Eyyvah Eyvah 2, and Eyyvah Eyvah 3. She played in "K?? Uykusu" which won Cannes Award, with Haluk Bilginer for many times.

Demet Akbağ is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes Money Trap (2026), A Long Cold Winter (2024), I Am Mother (2023), Scorpion (2020), Kaan Sekban'la Alt Tarafı Bi' Talk Show (2020), Locked on You (2018), Görevimiz Tatil (2018), A Unique Life (2015). The recorded credits span 1984 to 2026, including 15 movies and 10 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.