Akil's maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Macedonia and
Thessaloniki. Her paternal family is of Bosnian descent. She is a graduate of musical theatre from
Istanbul University. She was married to Anıl Altan with whom he had twins, Doğa Alin Altan and Duru Lina Altan. She played in many popular films and musicals. She played with her former husband Anıl Altan in many films such as
Çember,
Bittin Sen and
Arka Sıradakiler. Her television career started in hit youth series
Arka Sıradakiler. She played in
Kurt Kanunu based on a novel. She joined the hit series
Suskunlar which was the first Turkish drama to be sold to the American market for remake. She had a dual role in the period comedy
Seksenler. She appeared as an agent in the series
Kızıl Elma opposite
Furkan Palalı. She also had a role in the historical series ''
Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı. Alongside Oktay Kaynarca, she played in the series Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam
, Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz
, and İnadına Yaşamak''. == Musical theater ==