Kubilay Aka (born 12 April 1995) is a Turkish actor.

Life and career

Kubilay Aka was born in 1995. His maternal family is of Bosnian descent. He has a degree in Airport Management from

Anadolu University Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered ...

. He later took acting lessons and worked at an airline in

Muğla Muğla () is a city in southwestern Turkey. The city is the center of the District of Menteşe and Muğla Province, which stretches along Turkey's Aegean coast. Muğla's center is situated inland at an altitude of 660 m and lies at a dista ...

before making his television debut with

Kanal D Kanal D, also known as Channel D, is a nationwide television channel in Turkey and part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993. The network also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available o ...

series ''

Vatanım Sensin ''Vatanım Sensin'' (, alternatively known as ''Wounded Love'' in English) is a Turkish television drama set during the last years of Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence. The main character "Cevdet" is based on the life of Mustafa ...

'' as Ali Kemal. He had another supporting role in the popular series ''Çukur'', in which he portrayed the character of Celasun. He had a small role in the 2017 movie ''

Arif V 216 ''Arif V 216'' is a Turkish comedy film directed by Kıvanç Baruönü and written by Cem Yılmaz. It stars Cem Yılmaz, Ozan Güven, Seda Bakan, Zafer Algöz and Özkan Uğur. It is a sequel to '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and '' G.O.R.A'' (2004). Plot ...

''. He was cast in a leading role in the 2018 movie ''Aşk Bu Mu?'' alongside Afra Saraçoğlu. In 2020, he had one of the main roles in

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original series ''

Aşk 101 ''Love 101'' ( tr, Aşk 101, link=no) is a Turkish teen comedy-drama, starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Alina Boz, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz, Kaan Urgancıoğlu and Ece Yüksel (2nd season). Its first s ...

'', playing the role of Kerem.

Personal life

In September 2020, Aka tested positive for

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, along with his castmates

Alina Boz Alina Boz (; born 14 June 1998) is a Russian-born Turkish actress. She is best known for her series ''Elimi Bırakma'' and '' Maraşlı'', and the Netflix series '' Aşk 101.'' She gained recognition for her work as Eda in the Netflix series Lov ...

and

İpek Filiz Yazıcı İpek Filiz Yazıcı (born 19 April 2001) is a Turkish actress. Life and career Her family is from Of, Trabzon. She had her television debut in 2016 with the series '' Babam ve Ailesi''. In 2017, she was cast in Fox TV series ''Kayıtdışı' ...

, who also tested positive for the virus.

Filmography

Television

Film

Web series

References

External links

* 1995 births Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Male actors from Istanbul Living people Anadolu University alumni {{Turkey-actor-stub