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Merve Akkaya

Merve Akkaya is a skincare practitioner and educator who has worked in skin and body care since 2003. She reviews selected Skin Candid content for real-world practicality, treatment experience, clear communication and realistic expectations.

  • Practising since 2003
  • Skincare educator
  • Istanbul, Türkiye
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Merve Akkaya standing in a garden
Role Skincare practitioner and educator Practical reviewer for selected Skin Candid content
Professional practice Active in skin and body care since 2003 Practice, consultation and professional education
Education Skin Care and Beauty Services Vocational training and İstanbul Aydın University
Reviewer focus Practicality and real-world use Not medical diagnosis or prescription advice

About the reviewer

Experience built through practice, observation and teaching

Merve began training in Skin Care and Beauty Services in 2003 while working at a beauty centre in Nişantaşı. She continued studying the subject at İstanbul Aydın University between 2008 and 2011 while remaining active in practice.

In 2017, she founded Merve Akkaya Güzellik ve Estetik Merkezi in Nişantaşı. Her work has combined professional skin and body care, individual consultation, technology-supported protocols and the training of other practitioners. She currently continues her professional work alongside Dr Abdurrahman Efem.

Her approach starts with listening: understanding what a person is concerned about, what they expect and what is realistic before recommending a product, routine or professional treatment direction.

Defined review scope

What Merve reviews — and what requires medical review

Practical experience adds value when it is clearly separated from medical diagnosis and clinical decision-making.

Within her Skin Candid remit

  • Whether a skincare routine is understandable and practical to follow
  • Real-world product use, sequencing, texture and routine compatibility
  • Professional facial-care protocols and non-medical treatment experience
  • Client communication, comfort, aftercare practicality and expectation setting
  • Whether guidance reflects how people actually use skincare day to day

Routed to a medical reviewer

  • Diagnosis, treatment or monitoring of a skin disease
  • Prescription medicines, medical contraindications or medication interactions
  • Clinical efficacy and safety claims for medical procedures or devices
  • Suspicious lesions, urgent symptoms or situations requiring a dermatologist
  • Any personal diagnosis or individual medical treatment recommendation

What practical review means

A reality check between evidence and everyday use

Practical review complements—not replaces—medical review when a topic involves diagnosis, treatment or clinical risk.

Test the clarity

Instructions are checked for sequence, amount, frequency and language a reader can reasonably follow.

Check real use

Texture, comfort, routine fit and common practical obstacles are considered alongside the evidence.

Set expectations

Overpromising is challenged and the difference between gradual care and professional treatment is clarified.

Escalate correctly

Medical questions are flagged for an appropriate physician or dermatologist rather than answered beyond scope.

Reviewed content

Articles reviewed by Merve Akkaya

Professional background

A career developed step by step

  1. Training and practice beginBegins training in Skin Care and Beauty Services at Rüştü Uzel Vocational High School while working in a Nişantaşı beauty centre.
  2. Continued educationStudies Skin Care and Beauty Services at İstanbul Aydın University while continuing to work in the field.
  3. Independent practiceFounds Merve Akkaya Güzellik ve Estetik Merkezi in Nişantaşı.
  4. Practice and professional educationWorks alongside Dr Abdurrahman Efem and continues training other professionals through industry education activities.

Disclosure and editorial independence

Merve has her own professional skincare practice and works alongside Dr Abdurrahman Efem. She is also involved in professional education activities connected with Efem Academy.

Where Skin Candid content discusses a service, device or protocol used in her professional work, that relationship must be disclosed on the article. Practical-review attribution is not an endorsement of her services.

Skin Candid retains final editorial control. Reviewers do not choose product rankings, affiliate links, sponsors or advertising partners.

Profile source: Merve Akkaya’s official biography, supplied to Skin Candid on 14 August 2026. View her official About page. Profile last checked by the Skin Candid editorial team on 14 August 2026.

Evidence-Based InformationClaims are explained with context and sensible limits.
Practical Reality CheckGuidance is tested against how skincare is actually used.
Scoped Expert ReviewReviewers assess only subjects relevant to their background.
Useful, Not DiagnosticGeneral information never replaces personal medical care.

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