Ece Hakim

Ece Hakim — Biography

Ece Hakim is known in Turkey as a former child actress who went on to study at Harvard University. On screen she is remembered above all as Zeynep in ATV's Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz.

Her career began with the film Anlat İstanbul and the series Yağmur Zamanı, followed by childhood roles in İyi ki Varsın, Candan Öte, Kelebek Çıkmazı, Avrupa Yakası and Aşk ve Ceza. In Umutsuz Ev Kadınları she played Gamze Akengin. After winning a place at Harvard, she said a tearful goodbye to the set of Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz in 2017.

She studied psychology and graduated from Harvard in May 2021, having reportedly returned to Turkey in December 2020. In July 2021 she was named among the 25 most successful Turkish students. In 2025 she went back to Harvard to continue her studies.