Mert Akay (born 12 July 2000) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Dynamic Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia.
Akay grew up with the youth system of Darüà Âà Âafaka. In the 2018âÂÂ19 season, he became a regular member of Darüà Âà Âafaka's senior team. On 25 January 2019, Akay made his EuroLeague debut for Darüà Âà Âafaka against Kirolbet Baskonia making his only three-point attempt in under 2 minutes of playing time.
On 10 October 2019, Akay signed a contract with the Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade. Following the 2020âÂÂ21 season Akay declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.
Akay was a member of the Turkey U16 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship in Radom, Poland. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018âÂÂ19 | style="text-align:left;"| Darüà Âà Âafaka | 7 || 1 || 11.0 || .412 || .250 || .556 || 1.1 || 1.6 || .4 || .0 || 3.0 || 1.3