Ismet Akpñnar (, born May 22, 1995) is a Turkish-German professional basketball player for Bahçeà Âehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup.
Akpñnar started his career in the BC Hamburg youth ranks. At the age of 16, he made his professional debut with SC Rist Wedel in the ProB, the third tier of German basketball, earning Eurobasket.com All-German ProB Rookie of the Year honors following the 2011âÂÂ12 season. At the same time, he excelled at the youth level playing for Piraten Hamburg and was named JBBL (under-16 Bundesliga) Player of the Year in 2011 as well as NBBL (under-19 Bundesliga) Rookie of the Year the following season.
In February 2013, Akpñnar agreed on a four-year deal with Bundesliga side Alba Berlin. In the 2016-17 season, he received the BBL Best German Young Player Award.
On June 7, 2017, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm. In the 2017âÂÂ18 season, he was invited for the BBL All-Star Game for the first time in his career. In 2019, Akpinar played in his second All-Star Game and was MVP of the match.
On July 30, 2019, he has signed contract with Beà Âiktaà  Sompo Japan of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.
On May 25, 2020, he has signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
On July 11, 2020, he has signed with Bahçeà Âehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
On June 18, 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. On June 22, 2023, he parted ways with the club.
On June 26, 2023, he signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
On June 5, 2024, he signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
On July 4, 2025, he signed with Bahçeà Âehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) for a second stint.
Akpñnar has represented the German Junior National Teams on many occasions. In August 2010, he played in the North Sea Development Basketball Cup, guiding the German under-15 squad to a second-place finish.
He was with the Germany U16 National Team, competing in the 2011 under-16 European Championships, and was selected to play for Germany's U18 team at the 2012 Albert-Schweitzer-Tournament as well as at the 2012 and 2013 under-18 European Championships. In 2014 and 2015, he played for his country in the under-20 European Championships. In the summer of 2017, he was capped for the first time for Germany's men's national team.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014âÂÂ15 | style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin | 5 || 0 || 5.4 || .333 || .500 || .000 || .4 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 1.6 || .4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2021âÂÂ22 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Fenerbahçe | 14 || 3 || 11.4 || .429 || .417 || .909 || .7 || .9 || .1 || .1 || 4.8 || 2.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2022âÂÂ23 | 5 || 1 || 6.2 || 1.000 || .667 || .000 || .4 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 3.2 || 1.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 24 || 4 || 9.3 || .462 || .457 || .909 || .6 || .8 || .2 || .0 || 3.8 || 2.0
|- | style="text-align:left;"|2013âÂÂ14 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3| Alba Berlin | 1 || 0 || 1.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2015âÂÂ16 | 18 || 0 || 12.1 || .417 || .321 || .720 || .7 || .4 || .3 || .2 || 3.6 || .8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2016âÂÂ17 | 14 || 5 || 11.5 || .600 || .259 || 1.000 || 1.2 || 1.2 || .0 || .1 || 3.6 || 2.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2017âÂÂ18 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Ulm | 9 || 8 || 20.4 || .419 || .273 || .882 || 2.0 || 2.0 || .7 || .3 || 6.6 || 5.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2018âÂÂ19 | 15 || 11 || 24.0 || .519 || .413 || .850 || 1.8 || 3.1 || .5 || .6 || 11.1 || 10.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020âÂÂ21 | style="text-align:left;"| Bahçeà Âehir Koleji | 9 || 2 || 20.2 || .538 || .410 || 1.000 || 1.1 || 2.1 || .7 || .1 || 10.8 || 8.9 |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 66 || 26 || 16.5 || .497 || .356 || .851 || 1.3 || 1.6 || .4 || .3 || 6.6 || 5.0
Ismet is of Turkish descent. He is younger brother of the Turkish player Mutlu Akpñnar.