Seyhan Soylu
{{Short description|Turkish media figure}}
Seyhan Soylu is a well-known figure in Turkey, a high profile trans woman{{cite web |title=Milliyet Gazete Arşivi |url=http://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/Seyhan%20Soylu/ |website=Milliyet.com.tr |publisher=Milliyet |accessdate=12 September 2019}} and media figure who has ventured into politics several times.
Life
Seyhan Soylu was born in Istanbul in 1966.{{cite news |title=Seyhan Soylu Kimdir? |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/seyhan-soylu-kimdir-9930532 |accessdate=12 September 2019 |agency=Hürriyet |date=18 September 2008}} as Hakan Kapgit.https://muhaz.org/t-c-istanbul-13-agir-ceza-mahkemesi-v14.html
In 2007, she put herself forward to stand as a candidate for the DSP in the TBMM. In 2008 she was arrested as part of ongoing investigations into the Ergenekon scandal.{{cite news |title=Sisi olarak tanınan Seyhan Soylu'dan çarpıcı açıklamalar: Fetullah Gülen bacaklarımı okşadı |url=https://www.gercekgundem.com/guncel/108421/sisi-olarak-taninan-seyhan-soyludan-carpici-aciklamalar-fetullah-gulen-bacaklarimi-oksadi |accessdate=12 September 2019 |publisher=Gerçek Gündem |date=26 July 2019}} In 2018 she put herself forward to stand as a candidate for the Felicity Party.{{cite news |title=Sisi Saadet Partisi'nden aday adayı oldu! Niyeti ne?.. |url=https://www.internethaber.com/sisi-saadet-partisinden-aday-adayi-oldu-niyeti-ne-1869063h.htm |accessdate=12 September 2019 |agency=InternetHaber |date=15 May 2018}}
Until 2012 she was director of the Turkish television channel 24 TV, where she was involved in the controversial program Penitents Compete.{{cite news |title=SEYHAN SOYLU'DAN KANAL T'YE VEDA |url=https://www.medyatava.com/haber/seyhan-soyludan-kanal-tye-veda_47796 |accessdate=12 September 2019 |publisher=Medyatava |date=25 September 2012}}
She is the owner of Business Channel Turkiye.
References
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External links
- {{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,640715,00.html|title=Turkish Reality TV Show Aims to Convert Non-Believers|author=Daniel Steinvorth|date=3 August 2009|work=Der Spiegel}}
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Category:Turkish transgender women
Category:21st-century Turkish women
Category:21st-century Turkish LGBTQ people
Category:21st-century Turkish businesspeople
Category:Turkish women in business
Category:Businesspeople from Istanbul
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