Tuğçe Kazaz
Tuğçe Kazaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 August 1982 Edremit, Balıkesir Province, Turkey |
| Other names | Maria Seitaridis |
| Spouse |
George Seitaridis
(m. 2005; div. 2008) |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Hair color | Light brown/Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
Tuğçe Kazaz (born 26 August 1982) is a Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey 2001.[1]
Biography[edit]
Kazaz was born in Edremit, Balıkesir Province. She was educated in international relations at the Yeditepe University in Istanbul.
She acted as Arzu in the youth series Kampüsistan and period series "Son Yaz Balkanlar 1912" alongside Hazal Kaya, Furkan Palalı. He had leading role in period film Uzun Hikaye alongside Kenan İmirzalıoğlu. She played in the Greek movie Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean where she met her ex-husband, George Seitaridis. Before her marriage in September 2005, she converted to Orthodox Christianity to be of the same religion as her husband, an act that caused some negative reaction in her country.[2] She also said about her change of religion "only God can judge me". After 3 years of marriage she ended up divorcing and came back to her homeland. Kazaz became a Muslim again.[3] Kazaz stated that she quit smoking, drinking and night life, and claimed that she rejected an offer to be one of Victoria's Secret's angels, according to a Turkish media.[4] She was a keynote speaker in the anti-LGBT protest in Istanbul, where she declared war on LGBT rights.[5][6][7][8]
Filmography[edit]
- Kampüsistan (2003), TV series
- Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean (2005)
- Uzun Hikâye (2012), Film
- Son Yaz (2012), Film
- Kafkas (2014), Film
References[edit]
- ^ Duygu, Serkan (12 April 2001). "Estetikli kraliçe olur mu?". Milliyet.
- ^ "Tuğçe Kazaz kilise düğünüyle evlendi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2005-09-25. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Erdoğan's toilet isn't golden, eccentric Turkish model confirms". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Melek teklifine hayır dedi!, Tuğçe Kazaz turned down the offer to become an angel, Haberturk Magazin, 2011-04-04, in Turkish. Last accessed 2014-08-02.
- ^ "Thousands gather in Istanbul for anti-LGBT march". [Morning Star Online]. 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Saraçhane'deki LGBT karşıtı etkinlik Tuğçe Kazaz'ın şovuna dönüştü". [Haberler] (in Turkish). 2022-09-19.
- ^ "LGBTİ+ Karşıtı Yürüyüşte Savaş İlan Eden Eski Manken Tuğçe Kazaz'ın Konuşması Gündem Oldu!". [Onedio] (in Turkish). 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Tuğçe Kazaz kimdir kaç yaşında? Tuğçe Kazaz ne iş yapıyor mesleği? - Yeni Akit".
External links[edit]
- Tuğçe Kazaz at IMDb
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Miss Turkey winners
- Miss World 2001 delegates
- People from Edremit, Balıkesir
- Deputies of Balıkesir
- Turkish film actresses
- Turkish female models
- Yeditepe University alumni
- Turkish Sunni Muslims
- Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Islam
- Converts to Islam from Eastern Orthodoxy
- Turkish people of Bosniak descent