Ayta Sözeri

Ayta Sözeri (born 31 March 1976) is a Turkish actress, singer and LGBT activist.

Biography Sözeri was born on 31 March 1976 in West Germany. Her mother was of Circassian descent. Her family settled in İzmir in 1982 and she underwent sex reassignment surgery at the age of 20. She graduated from the Ege University Business Administration Department 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.

Filmography

Movies Year Title Role Notes 2009 Güneşi Gördüm Tuana Teslimiyet Aygül 2010 Kukuriku (Kadın Krallığı) Beton 2016 Koca Dünya Prostitute 2017 Aile Arasında Behiye 2020 Eltilerin Savaşı Ebe 2022 Yılbaşı Gecesi Eftalya Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Dadı Singer Hayat Bağları Prison Director 2006 Arka Sokaklar Aydan Guest appearance 2007 Kuzey Rüzgârı Okşan Dudaktan Kalbe Convict Guest appearance 2008 2009 Akasya Durağı Naciye, Zümrüt Kahramanlar Arzu 2010Parmaklıklar Ardında Convict 2011 Papatyam Şebnem 2012 Acayip Hikayeler Cansu Kayıp Şehir Duygu 2014 Ulan Istanbul Umay 2015 Paramparça Nezaket 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