Melike İpek Yalova (born 29 April 1984[3]) is a Turkish actress .
[4] After studying international communications at Bilkent University, Yalova studied international politics and crisis management at the Sapienza University of Rome.
She made her debut as an actress in 2011, with a recurring role in the Turkish historical drama Muhteşem Yüzyıl, in which she portrayed a Castilian princess named Isabella.
She then had brief roles in the series Hayat Şarkısı, Çember and İnsanlık Suçu.
The next year she was cast in a leading role in series Bir Zamanlar Çukurova.