Merve Sevi

Merve Sevi — Biography

Merve Sevi, whose family comes from Arhavi in Artvin province and who has described herself as being of Laz descent, was born in Istanbul; after graduating from Nişantaşı Nuri Akın High School she was discovered through television commercials and went on to enroll in the Theatre Studies program at Yeditepe University. She first appeared on screen in the series Omuz Omuza and Hayat Bilgisi, then paused her studies in 2006 to play Naz, a spoiled rich girl, opposite Barış Akarsu in Yalancı Yarim, the role that made her widely known; she remained a prominent cast member until Akarsu's sudden death in a traffic accident in July 2007.

She joined İzmir Çetesi in 2011 and, after that series was cancelled, moved to Dağlar Delisi; her other television credits include Doktorlar, Hayat Güzeldir, İhanet, Yalancı Bahar, Canımın İçi and Hayat Mucizelere Gebe. On film she has appeared in Rina, Gülcemal, Selam 2 Bahara Yolculuk, Şeytanın Çocukları-El Ebyaz, Me Nokta Ali and Benim Kocam Yapmaz, and has also performed in several stage plays.

She married Çalkan Algün in 2017 and the couple divorced the following year. In May 2026 her father, Mehmet Sevi, died, and that July she marked the 19th anniversary of Barış Akarsu's death with a public tribute.