In 2016, he took part in the play Kahramanlar Hep Erkek, an adaptation of Duygu Asena's autobiography Kadının Adı Yok.
In the same year, he landed his first leading role in a TV series by portraying Murad IV in the second season of the historical show Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem.
[3] He realized that he had an interest in acting while taking part in small plays in high school and shooting short films with his friends.
When he was there, he stopped taking lessons because he thought that the techniques he would learn abroad could not be adapted to Turkish culture and industry upon his return to Istanbul.
He played football in the amateur league, joining the team Başıbüyük Spor in Maltepe for about three months,[12] and together with his acting coach Merve Taşkan met paralyzed people in hospitals.
[19] After Medcezir, it was reported that Akdülger would appear in a period drama written by Berkun Oya and directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin.
[20] Analar ve Anneler tells the stories of two young mothers leading different lives in 1970s and premiered on ATV on 22 October 2015.
[21][22] In this series, Akdülger played the role of Tahsin, the university friend of Sinem Kobal's character Zerrin.
[24][25] In 2016, Akdülger took part in the theatre play which was prepared for Duygu Asena's 70th birthday and adapted from the author's autobiographical novel, Kadının Adı Yok'.
[29] Akdülger shared the leading role with Nurgül Yeşilçay and Farah Zeynep Abdullah in the second season of this historical TV show which premiered on Fox on 18 November 2016 and ended on 27 June 2017.
[7] Sema Karabıyık from Yeni Şafak from Akdülger's portrayal of Muard IV not exceptional,[34] a viewpoint supported by Sabah columnist Mevlüt Tezel who believed casting him in this role was "a big mistake".
[35] Besides appearing on television, Akdülger was a cast member on Onur Ünlü's Kırık Kalpler Bankası which was released on 13 April 2017 during the 36th International Istanbul Film Festival.
[36][37] In this movie, which was a modern comedy adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Akdülger portrayed a footballer name Turan.
[38] In the fall of 2017, Akdülger started working for the one-man show Baldan Karanlık, written and directed by Hamamcıoğlu.
[46] The series was directed by Onur Saylak and written by Hakan Günday, in which Akdülger plays the role of a journalist and DJ named Ateş Arbay who helps Cansu Dere's character Nevra in solving the murders committed by an old retired court clerk.
[48] In March 2019, it was reported that Akdülger had joined the cast of Netflix's new fantasy drama series The Gift and its principal photography was underway.
[49] The series is centered around Atiye portrayed by Beren Saat, an artist who comes across universal secrets in Göbekli Tepe, Anatolia.
Akdülger appeared in a feature film, titled One-Way to Tomorrow, by Ozan Açıktan in 2020 opposite Dilan Çiçek Deniz which tells the story of two people traveling from Ankara to İzmir to attend the same wedding.
[56] He liked painting when he was young,[57] and during his high school years, he played bass guitar[58] and had formed a rock band with his friends.
[56][57] Akdülger who is interested in writing besides acting, stated in a 2018 interview that he had prepared three short plays and two long ones, yet he believed he take them to stage in the future as a producer, rather than an actor or director.
[60][61][62] Together with his high school friend, Burak Yeşildurak, he founded the music band Journers and together they released a single titled "Döngüm" in December 2019.
[70][71] He also served as a judge at the 1st Umursuyorum (I Care About) Short Animated Film competition organized by Bahçeşehir University and Turkey Spinal Cord Injury Association, with whom he had worked while preparing for his role in Bensiz.