Ayta Sözeri (born 31 March 1976) is a

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actress, singer and

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activist.

Biography

Sözeri was born on 31 March 1976 in

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. Her mother was of Circassian descent. Her family settled in

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in 1982 and she underwent

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at the age of 20. She graduated from the

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Business Administration Department and took Turkish classical music at

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. Later she started performing as a backing vocalist for a number of artists, including

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Filmography

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sözeri, Ayta 1976 births Living people Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Turkish people of Circassian descent Turkish LGBT actors Turkish LGBT singers Turkish LGBT rights activists Turkish transgender women Transgender actresses Transgender women musicians Transgender singers 21st-century Turkish actresses 21st-century Turkish women singers 21st-century Turkish LGBT people