Oktay Ekinci

Oktay Ekinci was born on 1 January 1999 in Aksaray. He spent his childhood and youth in Aksaray with his family, graduating from Aksaray Somuncu Baba High School there. He pursued higher education at the School of Physical Education and Sports (BESYO), while also professionally engaging in fitness and bodybuilding; he holds a Level 1 coaching certificate from the Turkish Bodybuilding and Arm Wrestling Federation. He trained as an actor at Pozitif Atölye. He entered acting in 2018 by taking part in the Star TV young-talent competition "Geleceğin Starı" (Star of the Future), where he made the top 16 out of 39,000 contestants, winning the favor of judges Hamdi Alkan, Nurgül Yeşilçay, and Fırat Parlak. He gained his first professional television experience in 2019 with the role of Kerem in the Kanal D series "Leke." In 2022 he appeared in the Star TV summer series "Duy Beni," and that same year took the role of İlyas in the TV8 daily drama "Kadere Karşı." Also in 2022 he appeared in the project "Aşk Yarası." He is preparing to appear in the series "Kızgın Topraklar."