İlkin Tüfekçi

İlkin Tüfekçi — Biography

İlkin Tüfekçi (born July 5, 1987, in Istanbul) is a Turkish stage, film and television actress. The daughter of former Galatasaray footballer İlyas Tüfekçi, she attended Florya Selim Pars High School before training in the theatre department of the Haliç University Conservatory.

She began her screen career in 2007 as Selin in the series Arka Sıradakiler, followed in 2010 by the role of Melis in Papatyam and a part in Kader Çizgisi the same year. In 2012 she appeared in the courtroom scenes of Karadayı, and between 2014 and 2015 she became widely known for playing Pelin in Kara Para Aşk, with some observers comparing her to a young Müjde Ar.

She went on to play Şule in Zemheri (2020) and Handan Çelikbaş in Seversin (2022), and appeared in the films Çirkin Şansı and 41 Kere Maşallah (both 2022), later joining the cast of the 2025 film Parçalı Yıllar.