Serenay Sarikaya (born 1 July 1991) is a Turkish actress and model.

At the age 15, she participated in a beauty competition and received a special award from the jury. She later rose to prominence by acting in the cinema movie Plajda (2008).

Sarikaya made her acting debut with a minor part in the movie Saskin (2006) (2006) and later starred in the film Plajda (2008). At the same year she appeared in the television series Peri masali (2008) directed by Sinan Çetin and was later prepared by him for her first leading role in Lemon Tree (2008) (2008). She later appeared in Adanali (2008). Sarikaya became the first runner-up at Miss Turkey 2010. She came to international attention for her roles in Lale Devri (2010) and Medcezir (2013) and received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including two Golden Butterfly Awards. She continued her movie career with a role in Behzat Ç. Ankara Yaniyor (2013).

In addition to her acting career, Sarikaya has appeared in many advertising films and is the face of numerous brands. In 2014, she was chosen as the Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey.

Serenay Sarikaya was born on 1 July 1991 in Ankara to Seyhan Umran and Mustafa Sarikaya. She resided with her family in Antalya until the age of 7 when her parents separated. After her father's remarriage, she moved to Istanbul with her mother. She later described her experience of growing up without her father in an interview: "For a little girl, father is a special factor in her evolution. Growing up without your father is a big experience". At that time, when they wanted to decide about their living in Antalya or Istanbul, Sarikaya told her mother that she wanted to become an actress and made her mother move to Istanbul. Sarikaya later studied at Antalya Saime Salih Konca High School and although she wanted to continue her studies in university, she hasn't received any degree yet. During her childhood, Sarikaya wanted to become a model. She has been an avid player of volleyball and also frequently takes part in basketball. She is also interested in tennis and Latin dance. At the age 15, Sarikaya participated in the European Junior Beauty Contest held in the Czech Republic and received a special prize from the jury.

In 2006, after receiving a special prize from the jury at the European Youth Beauty Competition held in the Czech Republic, she took part in the film Saskin (2006) directed by Sahin Alparslan and portrayed the character Itir. In 2008, she starred in an advertising film for Turkcell and then acted in her second movie Plajda (2008) produced by Sinan Çetin and directed by Murat Seker. She played the character Asli in this movie. She was then prepared by Çetin for her first leading role in a TV series titled Peri masali (2008) directed by Celal Çimen. She portrayed the fairy godmother Talya. Her co-stars included Aysen Gruda, Altan Günbay and Sahap Sayilgan. At the same year she starred in the TV seriesLemon Tree (2008) alongside Kaan Urgancioglu. It was again produced by Sinan Çetin and directed by Deniz Ergun. After the tenth episode, Sarikaya's character Peri was removed from the story-line. In 2008, Sarikaya began to take part in the TV series Adanali (2008) which was created by Tayfun Güneyer and directed by Adnan Güler. The starring cast included Oktay Kaynarca, Mehmet Akif Alakurt and Selin Demiratar. She played the role of Oktay Kaynarca's Greek-Turkish daughter named Sofia and received critical acclaim for mix Greek-Adana accent. She competed in the national beauty contest of Miss Turkey on 1 April 2010, representing the National Capital, Ankara. She was placed as the first runner-up to the eventual winner, Gizem Memic, representing Gaziantep, and earned the right to represent Turkey on the Miss Universe contest. However, she dropped this chance as she wanted to continue her acting career and Gizem Memic took her place instead. Sarikaya left the cast of Adanali (2008) at its second season and instead started to act in another TV series titled Lale Devri (2010) produced by Sukru Avsar and directed by Murat Düzgünoglu. She portrayed the character of Yesim Taskiran. Her co-stars included Tolgahan Sayisman and Hatice Aslan. She sang a song in an episode of this series that attracted the audience and received proposals for making an album. Sarikaya said that she had discovered her talent in music with the help of her friend and was trained to improve her sound. In an interview she was offered to record an album on which she replied: "The offers are correct. Fees aren't bad. But I'm not going to sing. My job is acting". She starred in a short film in 2011 titled Hosçakal. In 2012, after finishing the second season of Lale Devri (2010) she decided to leave the series and due to her contract left the series at the beginning of the third season.

In May 2013, Sarikaya began shooting for Behzat Ç. Ankara Yaniyor (2013), a cinema movie adapted from the television series Behzat Ç.: Bir Ankara Polisiyesi (2010). She portrayed the character Melisa. At the same year Sarikaya alongside Çagatay Ulusoy acted in the series Medcezir (2013) which is based on the original American series The O.C. (2003). The scenario was written by Ece Yörenç and the series was directed by Ali Bilgin. Sarikaya's character Mira Beylice, was an adaptation from one of the original series' characters, Marissa Cooper. In 2014, she appeared in an advertising film for Elidor alongside her Medcezir (2013) co-star, Hazar Ergüçlü. In March of the same year, she appeared in another advertising film for the brand Thor directed by an Icelander. She later became the face of Mavi Jeans after signing a two-year contract. For the promotion of the spring-summer collection of this brand, Sarikaya shot commercials alongside the famous Brazilian model Francisco Lachowski. At the September of the same year, she again appeared in an advertising film for the same brand. The action scenes involved in the advertising film was shot in three days. For the promotion of 2015 spring-summer collection of the Mavi Jeans, Sarikaya went in front of the camera with Kerem Bürsin. Sarikaya and Bürsin's joint singing in the commercials received a positive response from the audience.

In 2017-18, she played the character Duru in the series Fi (2017) that is based on the novels of same name.