Deniz Akkaya is a Turkish fashion model and film actress.Deniz was born on 3 August 1977 in Istanbul, Turkey. She studied American philology at Istanbul University. Deniz Akkaya won the Best model of the World title in 1997 and afterwards, decided to embark on a professional modelling career.

Deniz is also an actress and an editor for a fashion magazine. She has acted in "Vizontele Tuuba", "Okul", "Metro palas", "Sarkilar seni söyler" and "Yesil isik".