Büşra Pekin

Büşra Pekin was born on June 30, 1982, in Saudi Arabia, where her family moved due to her father's engineering work. She is originally from Izmir: her mother is from Ankara, and her father is from Istanbul (descended from immigrants from Thessaloniki). Her childhood was spent between Saudi Arabia and Izmir, where her family returned when she was five. She attended Yaşar Neng College and completed her final year of high school in the United States, at Lake Side High School in Arkansas. After returning to Turkey, she enrolled in the Theatre and Acting Department at Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts, graduating in 2005. In 2005, she moved to Istanbul and joined the BKM Atölye Oyuncuları troupe. She is known for her roles in the series "Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar" (2008-2010, where she also worked as a screenwriter), "Aşağı Yukarı Yemişlililer" (2011), "Annem Uyurken" (2012), "Yaban Çiçekleri" (2024), and "Bahar" (2024). Her most notable film projects include "Kutsal Damacana" (2007), "Neşeli Hayat" (2009), for which she received Sadri Alışık and SİYAD awards for Best Supporting Actress, "Çok Filim Hareketler Bunlar" (2010), "Hadi İnşallah" (2014), "Mucize" (2014), "Tatlım Tatlım" (2017), "Dilberay" (2022, as singer Dilberay), "Başkan" (2024), and "Şampiyonlar" (2025). The actress also performs in theatre. Büşra Pekin enjoys music, traveling, and literature. Büşra Pekin is in a relationship with musician Ersay Üner.