Miray Akay

Miray Akay (born 17 July 2000) is a Ukrainian-Turkish actress. She is Turkish from her paternal side and Ukrainian from her maternal side of her family. She has appeared in a number of dramas in Turkey.

Early life Myroslava Kosteva Akay was born on 17 July 2000 in Ukraine to a Turkish father and a Ukrainian mother. She has an elder sister born in 1993, and a younger brother born in 2002. She had her primary and secondary education at Istanbul Bahçelievler Ali Haydar School. She graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School. She started acting at the age of three, working in various commercials and clips.

Career At the age of three, Akay started her acting career. She played in the TV series Bitmeyen Şarkı. Simultaneously, she acted in the comedy seriesTürk malı. In the same year, she acted in the historical film Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915 and played the character of Nihan. In 2013, she played the character of Duru Halaskar in the series 20 Dakika. In 2013, she depicted the character of Mediha's sister in the period film Kelebeğin Rüyası. The next year she depicted the character of Gülten in the period series Benim Adım Gültepe. In 2015, she portrayed the character of Peri Yılmaz in the youth series Güneşin Kızları along with actresses Burcu Özberk and Hande Erçel. Currently, she stars in the historical series Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs in which she portrays the character of Pembe. The story is set in the year 1963. From 2022 to 2023, she was portraying Alçiçek Hatun on Kuruluş Osman, which was broadcast by ATV.

Personal life Miray Akay dated Atilla Doğukan. The couple got engaged on 17 June 2019, however they broke up later in July.

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