Turkish actress and singer
Ayta Sözeri (born 31 March 1976) is a Turkish actress, singer and LGBT activist.[1][2]
Biography
Sözeri was born on 31 March 1976 in West Germany.[3] Her mother was of Circassian descent.[4] Her family settled in İzmir in 1982 and she underwent sex reassignment surgery at the age of 20.[5][6] She graduated from the Ege University Business Administration Department[7] and took Turkish classical music at Dokuz Eylül University. Later she started performing as a backing vocalist for a number of artists, including Sezen Aksu.[8][9]
Filmography
Movies
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2009
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Güneşi Gördüm
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Tuana
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Teslimiyet
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Aygül
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2010
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Kukuriku (Kadın Krallığı)
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Beton
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2016
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Koca Dünya
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Prostitute
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2017
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Aile Arasında
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Behiye
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2020
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Eltilerin Savaşı
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Ebe
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2022
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Yılbaşı Gecesi
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Eftalya
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Television
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2000
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Dadı
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Singer
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Hayat Bağları
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Prison Director
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2006
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Arka Sokaklar
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Aydan
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Guest appearance
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2007
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Kuzey Rüzgârı
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Okşan
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Dudaktan Kalbe
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Convict
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Guest appearance
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2008
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2009
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Akasya Durağı
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Naciye, Zümrüt
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Kahramanlar
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Arzu
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2010
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Parmaklıklar Ardında
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Convict
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2011
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Papatyam
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Şebnem
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2012
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Acayip Hikayeler
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Cansu
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Kayıp Şehir
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Duygu
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2014
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Ulan Istanbul
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Umay
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2015
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Paramparça
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Nezaket
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2021
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Yeşilçam
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Kuvvet
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Guest appearance
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İlk ve Son
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Abla
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Guest appearance
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2021–2022
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Kırmızı Oda
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Zekiye Keklik
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Guest starring
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Discography
- Singles
- "Büklüm Büklüm" (2018)
- "Yanayım Yanayım" (2018)
- "Gülü Susuz Seni Aşksız Bırakmam" (Aşkın'ın Şarkıları) (2019)
- "Rustik" (ft. Uraz Kaygılaroğlu) (Eltilerin Savaşı soundtrack) (2020)
- "Anılarıma Yazık" (2020)
Awards
- 50th Cinema Writers Association Awards, Best Supporting Actress Performance, Aile Arasında, 2018[10]
References
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