# Nilsu Berfin Aktaş
**Nilsu Berfin Aktaş** is a Turkish television and film actress, born in 1998 in Ankara, who became known through the 2018 talent competition *Geleceğin Starı* and then played leading roles in the series *Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk*, *Benim Hayatım*, and *Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi* before her first film lead in *Aşk Sadece Bir An* (2025)[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794) • [2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1998, Ankara, Turkey[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794) |
| Training | Graduate of the acting department of Yetenek Evi Sanat Akademisi[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794) |
| Breakthrough | Contestant on *Geleceğin Starı* (2018), judged by Nurgül Yeşilçay, Hamdi Alkan, and Fırat Parlak[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794) |
| First major role | Gökçe Mollaoğlu in *Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk* (Show TV, 2019–2021), directed by Ersoy Güler[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F) |
| Award | Yıldızı Parlayanlar (Rising Stars) at the 48th Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri (2022)[3](https://www.nowtv.com.tr/nilsu-berfin-aktas-kimdir) |
| Film lead | Hayal in *Aşk Sadece Bir An*, released 14 February 2025[4](https://www.nationalturk.com/sinema/ask/) |
| Active years | 2018–present[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F) |
## Training and start in television
Aktaş trained at the acting department of Yetenek Evi Sanat Akademisi in Ankara[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794). In an interview she described how a notice that reached her acting school led her to enter *Geleceğin Starı*, a competition program broadcast in 2018 with a jury that included the actress Nurgül Yeşilçay and the director Hamdi Alkan[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794) • [5](https://magdergi.com/kapak-konusu/enerjik-eglenceli-hareketli-nilsu-berfin-aktas/). The competition gave her the first public visibility, and she followed it with commercials for brands including Pantene, Cornetto, and Turkcell[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794).
Her screen debut came in 2019 with *Kuzey Yıldızı İlk Aşk* on Show TV, directed by Ersoy Güler, in which she played Gökçe Mollaoğlu, a lively high-school student described on the broadcaster's cast page as fitting into any setting and getting the character Kuzey into trouble[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794). She remained in the cast of the series from 2019 to 2021[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F).
## Leading roles in series
**2021 brought new leading roles.** On Star TV she took the lead role of Hayat in *Benim Hayatım*, directed by Onur Tan, sharing top billing with Savaş Özdemir, Uğur Çavuşoğlu, Nilüfer Açıkalın, and Ali Burak Ceylan[6](https://www.beyazperde.com/sanatcilar/sanatci-886634/). The same year she appeared in the internet series *Ölüm Zamanı* on the platform Exxen as Dilara[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F). In 2022 she joined the cast of *Kalp Yarası* on atv[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F).
From 2022 to 2023 she played Gizem Demirci in *Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi* on Show TV, a school-set drama in which her character, the brightest and most popular student of Karabayır Lisesi, crosses paths with a boy who stabbed her father[7](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/nilsu-berfin-aktas/8003). She followed it with *Yaz Şarkısı* on FOX in 2023, playing Yaz Yıldırım opposite Mustafa Mert Koç, and recorded a song and video for the series with Koç[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F) • [8](https://www.nowtv.com.tr/daha-daha-now/ozel-haberler/3672/nilsu-berfin-aktas-sorularimizi-yanitladi). In 2024 she played İnci Sağlam in *Korkma Ben Yanındayım* on NOW[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F). In 2024–2025 she appeared as Ayşe in *Şakir Paşa Ailesi: Mucizeler ve Skandallar*[9](https://www.socia.com.tr/oyuncular/nilsu-berfin-aktas/).
## Film work
Her first film lead was Hayal in *Aşk Sadece Bir An*, a romantic drama released on 14 February 2025, directed by Mustafa Kotan and produced by Poll Films' Polat Yağcı[10](https://www.haberturk.com/emirhan-cakal-ile-nilsu-berfin-aktas-ask-sadece-bir-an-i-anlatti-magazin-haberleri-3766111-magazin). She starred opposite the rapper Emirhan Çakal, who made his acting debut in the film, in a cast that also included Emre Kınay, Gonca Vuslateri, Tuba Ünsal, and Teoman[10](https://www.haberturk.com/emirhan-cakal-ile-nilsu-berfin-aktas-ask-sadece-bir-an-i-anlatti-magazin-haberleri-3766111-magazin). The shoot lasted about one month with a crew of roughly 50 to 100 people, and the release was timed to [Valentine's Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/valentines-day)[10](https://www.haberturk.com/emirhan-cakal-ile-nilsu-berfin-aktas-ask-sadece-bir-an-i-anlatti-magazin-haberleri-3766111-magazin). The film drew 85,983 viewers in the weekend of 21–23 February 2025 and reached a total of 310,669 viewers[4](https://www.nationalturk.com/sinema/ask/).
In 2025 she began starring as Rosa Sofía Martínez in *Aynı Yağmur Altında* on atv, a character described as a Spanish human-rights activist who comes from London to Istanbul; Aktaş said she was learning Spanish for the role and changed her hair for it[11](https://www.atv.com.tr/ayni-yagmur-altinda/galeri/nilsu-berfin-aktasin-hayat-verdigi-rosa-sofa-martnezi-anlatti).
## Recognition and personal details
The 48th Pantene Altın Kelebek Ödülleri named her among the winners of the Yıldızı Parlayanlar (Rising Stars) category in 2022[3](https://www.nowtv.com.tr/nilsu-berfin-aktas-kimdir). She has been the advertising face of brands including Pantene, Cornetto, Turkcell, and Çetmen Mobilya[1](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794) • [6](https://www.beyazperde.com/sanatcilar/sanatci-886634/).
She grew up partly with her grandmother, grandfather, and aunt in Ankara, and credits her aunt with steering her toward acting in childhood; she has a younger brother named Efe[12](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hurriyet-cumartesi/nilsu-berfin-aktas-seyirciyi-aglatmak-daha-zor-41790415). According to the biographical listing on Turkipedia, she married the businessman Serdar Sertçelik in 2021 and they divorced in 2023[2](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F). In interviews she has said she wants eventually to write, direct, and act in a drama film, and to open an acting workshop[12](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hurriyet-cumartesi/nilsu-berfin-aktas-seyirciyi-aglatmak-daha-zor-41790415) • [13](https://halktv.com.tr/magazin/nilsu-berfin-aktas-yemekleri-sadece-kokluyorum-839822h).
## References
1. [Berfin Nilsu Aktaş Kimdir?, Show TV](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/berfin-nilsu-aktas/7794)
2. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş, Turkipedia](https://turkipedia.com/Nilsu_Berfin_Akta%C5%9F)
3. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş Kimdir?, NOW](https://www.nowtv.com.tr/nilsu-berfin-aktas-kimdir)
4. [Aşk Sadece Bir An, Gişedeki Zirvesini Koruyor!, NationalTurk](https://www.nationalturk.com/sinema/ask/)
5. [Enerjik, Eğlenceli, Hareketli Nilsu Berfin Aktaş, MAG](https://magdergi.com/kapak-konusu/enerjik-eglenceli-hareketli-nilsu-berfin-aktas/)
6. [Berfin Nilsu Aktaş, Beyazperde.com](https://www.beyazperde.com/sanatcilar/sanatci-886634/)
7. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş Kimdir? – Gizem, Show TV](https://www.showtv.com.tr/oyuncu/nilsu-berfin-aktas/8003)
8. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş sorularımızı yanıtladı!, NOW](https://www.nowtv.com.tr/daha-daha-now/ozel-haberler/3672/nilsu-berfin-aktas-sorularimizi-yanitladi)
9. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş, Socia Entertainment](https://www.socia.com.tr/oyuncular/nilsu-berfin-aktas/)
10. [Emirhan Çakal ile Nilsu Berfin Aktaş, 'Aşk Sadece Bir An'ı anlattı, Habertürk](https://www.haberturk.com/emirhan-cakal-ile-nilsu-berfin-aktas-ask-sadece-bir-an-i-anlatti-magazin-haberleri-3766111-magazin)
11. [Aynı Yağmur Altında – Rosa Sofía Martínez, atv](https://www.atv.com.tr/ayni-yagmur-altinda/galeri/nilsu-berfin-aktasin-hayat-verdigi-rosa-sofa-martnezi-anlatti)
12. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş: Seyirciyi ağlatmak daha zor, Hürriyet Magazin](https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/hurriyet-cumartesi/nilsu-berfin-aktas-seyirciyi-aglatmak-daha-zor-41790415)
13. [Nilsu Berfin Aktaş: 'Yemekleri sadece kokluyorum', Halk TV](https://halktv.com.tr/magazin/nilsu-berfin-aktas-yemekleri-sadece-kokluyorum-839822h)
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