Ayta Sözeri (born 31 March 1976) is a Turkish 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 LGBTQ singers Turkish LGBTQ rights activists Turkish transgender actresses Transgender women musicians 21st-century Turkish actresses 21st-century Turkish women singers 21st-century Turkish LGBTQ people LGBTQ women singers Transgender women singers