Biography

She was born on December 8, 1981 in the Dutch town of Almelo, and was raised in the Netherlands by Turkish parents.

Akın enjoys ballet and plays the flute. She also won the pageant's Best Gown award. At 17, she was selected Elite Model Look 1998 of Turkey.

In 2003 she won a gold medal when she participated in the British reality TV show The Games. Akin has also played the leading role in the long term TV series Yağmur Zamanı, minor role as an actress in Turkish TV shows including Teberik Şanssız and the 2005 feature Istanbul Tales (Anlat İstanbul). She is now in a 8-year-relationship with a ballerina.[citation needed] She speaks Dutch, Turkish and English.