Born on October 16, 1979 in Balıkesir, İlker Ayrık comes from a family of Albanian origin. While continuing his education at Balıkesir High School, Ayrık, who wanted to become an Industrial Engineer, changed his mind in his third year of high school and started to be interested in theater.

In 1997, İlker Ayrık went to Istanbul to become a theater actor. After studying at Kadıköy Public Education Center for a while, he took the State Conservatory exams but was not successful. Ayrık continued his education at Müjdat Gezen Art Center, which trained many famous names, and after the education he received here, he founded a theater called "Pervasız Theater" with his theater friend Aykut Taşkın in 2005. Ayrık also participated in Kent Actors for a while, where he performed the play "Cimri" in the 2007-2009 season.

In addition to theater, İlker Ayrık, who has been working in many cinemas, series and commercials since 2002, appeared in the role of "Servet" in 4 films of the Çakallarla Dans series, and continued his film career with the film "Yapışık Kardeşler" in 2015 and "Yanlış Anlama" in 2017.

İlker Ayrık, who also starred in TV series besides cinema, played the character of "Mürsel" in the popular series Geniş Aile, which was broadcast on Kanal D screens. In this series project, İlker Ayrık starred with master names such as Rasim Öztekin, Halit Akçatepe, Ufuk Özkan, Fırat Tanış and Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu. Finally, he played the character of "Çağatay" in Seksenler, a period series that met with the audience on TRT 1 screens.