Erkan Avcı

Erkan Avcı — Biography

Erkan Avcı is a stage, film and television actor from Diyarbakır, known for his award-winning performance in Zenne and for standout supporting characters in widely watched series such as Karadayı, Çukur and Kuruluş Osman. He now plays Asil in Kızılcık Şerbeti, whose new-season shoot began in late summer 2026.

He studied theatre and acting at Mimar Sinan University and moved from the stage to the screen, also working as a voice artist and assistant director. His television work began with Köprü in 2006 and continued with Ayrılık, Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, Acemi Müezzin and Sakarya Fırat. The turning point in cinema came in 2011, when his role as Ahmet in Zenne won him Best Supporting Actor at the 48th Golden Orange Film Festival. Gişe Memuru, Can and Uzun Hikaye (as Selami) belong to the same period. He reached a broad audience as Barut Necdet in Karadayı.

Afterwards he took parts across eras and genres: Korhan Korludağ in Cesur ve Güzel (he left the series in 2017), Payitaht Abdülhamid, Çeto in Çukur, which he joined in 2018, Aya Nikola in Kuruluş Osman, Bahtiyar in the film Müslüm, Zafer Günaltay in Şampiyon and Mazhar in Hayatımın Şansı. After Sadi Hüdayi Güneş in Kızıl Goncalar he joined the cast of Kızılcık Şerbeti in 2025.