Çağla Akalın

Çağla Akalın (born 17 June 1990)[1] is a Turkish actress, model, columnist, singer, and human rights activist.[2][3]

Çağla Akalın
Born (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationActress, model
Years active2013–present

In 2013, she became the first trans beauty pageant title holder at the Miss Queen competition for transgenders in Turkey.[4] She is also Turkey's first transgender model.[5] In 2013, she revealed in an interview with Hürriyet that she had chosen her first name and surname after model Çağla Şıkel and singer Demet Akalın, respectively.[6]

In 2015, with her role in the movie Köpek, Akalın became Turkey's first transgender actress to get a leading role.[7][8]

References
  1. "Röportaj: Çağla Akalın". Homojen. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. "Çağla Akalın". T24. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  3. "Trans kadın Çağla Akalın'dan Alperen Ocakları'na cevap". Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. "Türkiye'nin ilk tescilli trans güzeli". ensonhaber. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. "Türkiye'nin ilk trans başrol oyuncusu". OdaTV. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. "Adım Çağla Şıkel'den, soyadım Demet Akalın'dan". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. "Türkiye'nin ilk trans başrol oyuncusu Çağla Akalın". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. "Çağla Akalın Zürih film festivalini salladı". Mynet. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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