Cemre Ebüzziya comes from a Turkish family of artists, journalists and business people. She is the daughter of actress Nilgün Utku. Her parents divorced before she was born. The actor Menderes Utku is her uncle, the ceramic artist Alev Ebüzziya is her aunt. Her grandfathers are the director, screenwriter and producer Ümit Utku (1929-2016) and the politician, journalist, and writer Ziyad Ebuzziya (1911-1994).