Ayta Sözeri
{{Short description|Turkish actress and singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ayta Sözeri
| image = Ayta Sözeri 2017.jpg
| caption = Sözeri at the premiere of Aile Arasında in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|3|31}}
| birth_place = West Germany
| education = Ege University
Dokuz Eylül University
| occupation = Actress, singer
| years_active = 2000–present
}}
Ayta Sözeri (born 31 March 1976) is a Turkish actress, singer and LGBT activist.{{cite web | title = Ayta Sözeri | url = http://gzone.com.tr/gzonedergi/kasim2015.pdf | publisher = gzone.com.tr | accessdate = 11 November 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160818024729/http://gzone.com.tr/gzonedergi/kasim2015.pdf | archivedate = 18 August 2016}}{{cite web | title = Bu da Benim Proust Anketim: Ayta Sözeri | url = http://www.artfulliving.com.tr/kultur-ve-yasam/bu-da-benim-proust-anketim-ayta-sozeri-i-9182 | publisher = artfulliving.com.tr | accessdate = 11 November 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161111203106/http://www.artfulliving.com.tr/kultur-ve-yasam/bu-da-benim-proust-anketim-ayta-sozeri-i-9182 | archivedate = 11 November 2016}}
Biography
Sözeri was born on 31 March 1976 in West Germany.{{cite web | title = Arka Sokakların Biblosu: Ayta Sözeri | url = http://kaosgl.org/sayfa.php?id=13823 | publisher = kaosgl.org | accessdate = 11 November 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161111203145/http://kaosgl.org/sayfa.php?id=13823 | archivedate = 11 November 2016}} Her mother was of Circassian descent.{{cite news |url=http://www.posta.com.tr/ayta-sozeri-filmden-sonra-evlenme-teklifleri-artti-haberi-1375980 |title=Ayta Sözeri: Filmden sonra evlenme teklifleri arttı |work=Posta |date=27 January 2018 |accessdate=1 February 2018}} Her family settled in İzmir in 1982 and she underwent sex reassignment surgery at the age of 20.{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ilk-trans-oyuncu-ayta-sozeri-cok-guzel-sevisir-ve-opusurum-27052147 |title=İlk trans oyuncu Ayta Sözeri: Çok güzel sevişir ve öpüşürüm! |first=Hakan |last=Gence |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=25 August 2014 |accessdate=1 February 2018}}{{cite news |url=http://www.haberturk.com/yasam/haber/811050-seks-isciligi-yapmadim |title=Seks işçiliği yapmadım |date=13 January 2013 |author=Heja Bozyel |accessdate=1 March 2013 |work=Habertürk}} She graduated from the Ege University Business Administration Department{{cite news |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=HaberYazdir&ArticleID=931553 |title=Travestiyi oynamak zor! |date=18 April 2009 |author=Bahar Çuhadar |accessdate=1 March 2013 |work=Radikal}} 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.{{cite news |url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/-heteroseksuellerin-dehseti-daha/asu-maro/pazar/yazardetay/04.08.2013/1745653/default.htm |title=Sezen Aksu ile sahne aldı |author=Asu Maro |accessdate=1 March 2013 |work=Milliyet}}{{cite web | title = İçimizde namazında niyazında olan da var, milliyetçi de, solcu da | url = http://t24.com.tr/haber/icimizde-namazinda-niyazinda-olan-da-var-milliyetci-de-solcu-da,299894 | publisher = t24.com.tr | accessdate = 11 November 2016 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161111192115/http://t24.com.tr/haber/icimizde-namazinda-niyazinda-olan-da-var-milliyetci-de-solcu-da,299894 | archivedate = 11 November 2016}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| colspan="4" style="background:LightSteelBlue"| Movies |
|---|
| style="background:#CCCCCC"| Year
!style="background:#CCCCCC"| Title !style="background:#CCCCCC"| Role !style="background:#CCCCCC"| Notes |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| Tuana | |
| Teslimiyet
| Aygül | |
| 2010
| Kukuriku (Kadın Krallığı) | Beton | |
| 2016
| Prostitute | |
| 2017
| Behiye | |
| 2020
| Eltilerin Savaşı | Ebe | |
| 2022
| Eftalya | |
| colspan=4 style="background:LightSteelBlue"| Television |
| style="background:#CCCCCC"| Year
!style="background:#CCCCCC"| Title !style="background:#CCCCCC"| Role !style="background:#CCCCCC"| Notes |
| rowspan="2"| 2000
| Dadı | Singer | |
| Hayat Bağları
| Prison Director | |
| 2006
| Aydan | Guest appearance |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| Kuzey Rüzgârı | Okşan | |
| rowspan="2"| Dudaktan Kalbe
|rowspan="2"| Convict |rowspan="2"| Guest appearance |
| 2008 |
| rowspan="2"| 2009
| Naciye, Zümrüt | |
| Kahramanlar
| Arzu | |
| 2010
|Parmaklıklar Ardında | Convict | |
| 2011
| Papatyam | Şebnem | |
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| Cansu | |
| Kayıp Şehir
| Duygu | |
| 2014
| Umay | |
| 2015
| Nezaket | |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| Yeşilçam | Kuvvet | Guest appearance |
| İlk ve Son
| Abla | Guest appearance |
| 2021–2022
| Kırmızı Oda | Zekiye Keklik | Guest starring |
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{{Cite web|url=http://www.artigercek.com/haberler/50-siyad-odulleri-sahiplerini-buldu|title=50. SİYAD ödülleri sahiplerini buldu|website=Arti Gerçek|date=14 March 2018 |language=tr-TR|access-date=8 July 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4158846}}
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Category:Turkish television actresses
Category:Turkish film actresses
Category:Turkish people of Circassian descent
Category:Turkish LGBTQ singers
Category:Turkish LGBTQ rights activists
Category:Turkish transgender actresses
Category:Transgender women musicians
Category:21st-century Turkish actresses
Category:21st-century Turkish women singers