Azra Akyn ( widespread transcription of the name Azra Akin ; born December 8, 1981 , Almelo ) is a Turkish actress, model and dancer. Winner of the Miss World title in 2002.
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Biography
Born December 8, 1981 in the Dutch city of Almelo in a Turkish family. Her parents, Nazim and Ayda, emigrated from Turkey in 1971. Azra has a younger sister, Doruk [1] . In 1998, at the age of 17, Azra was chosen as the elite model of Turkey. She took part in the competition of elite models of Europe, held in Nice, was among the fifteen finalists. After that, she continued her modeling career in Germany, worked for Otto GmbH [1] .
In 2002, Azra won the Miss Turkey beauty pageant , thanks to which she was able to take part in the Miss World pageant she won [2] [3] . She received a crown and 156 thousand dollars. The prize was awarded by the winner of the 2001 contest Agbani Darego [4] [5] . In 2003, as Miss World , Azra traveled to the UK , Turkey , the United States, New Zealand , Ireland , Jamaica , Australia , China and many other countries. [6] Has become the face of many charitable events. [7] Her height is 176 cm. [6]
In 2003, she won a gold medal in the British reality show “The Games” [8] [9] . In 2004, Azra posed for cards dedicated to the international song contest Eurovision-2004 - they were shown before each song. [6] In 2004, she starred in the video “ All My Life ” by popular Turkish singer Mustafa Sandal. [10] In 2010, Azra won the Yok Boyle Dans show (Turkish version of Dancing with the Stars). In 2013, she was on the Miss World 2013 jury . [7] In 2015, Azra was at the opening evening. Cannes Film Festival as the face of LOreal [11]
He speaks Turkish, Dutch and English.
Personal life
Since 2004, Azra began dating actor Kyvan Tatligugh , the couple broke up and put up three times, and as a result, in January 2013, Azra and Kyvanch finally broke up. On August 26, 2017, she married Atakan Koru.
Filmography
Movies
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| Released | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2015-2017 | Poiraz Caramel | Chigdem | |
| 2014 | Strawberry | Chilek | |
| 2012 | M UCK | Elif | |
| 2010-2011 | Big family | Neeshe | |
| 2010 | Between two sequences | Pelin | ( Completed ) |
| 2009 | Parting | Firegiz | |
| 2008 | Wind | Leila | |
| 2006 | The first love | Bahar | |
| 2005 | Teberik Şanssız | Fulia | |
| 2004 | Tell me, Istanbul | Pamuk / Idil | |
| 2004 | In the rain | Eyul | |
TV shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Miss World 2015 | playing herself | |
| 2012 | Muck | Elif | |
| 2009 | Ayrılık | Firengiz babayev | |
| 2009 | Ah kalbim | playing herself | |
| 2008 | Ruzgar | Leyla | |
| 2005 | Barend en van dorp | playing herself | |
| 2004 | Nationaal songfestival | playing herself | |
| 2004 | Yağmur Zamanı | Eylül | |
| 2003 | The games | playing herself | |
| 2003 | Mister world 2003 | playing herself |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Sabah News. Birinci olmak beni değiştirmedi . Date of treatment December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Star Gazete. Star'la star oldular . Date of treatment December 23, 2010.
- ↑ Hello Magazine. Turkey's Azra Akin wins Miss World . Date of treatment December 23, 2010.
- ↑ The Turkish Times. Miss Turkey Wins Miss World Competition . Date of treatment December 23, 2010.
- ↑ BBC . Miss Turkey Wins Miss World , BBC News (December 7, 2002). Date of treatment December 23, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Azra Akyn Turkish actress . tvnovella.ru. Date of treatment December 3, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Beauty in Turkish | Orient Express . vostexpress.org. Date of treatment December 8, 2016.
- ↑ The Guardian . Channel 4 lets The Games begin (August 1, 2003). Date of treatment December 23, 2010.
- ↑ UK Game Shows. The Games . Date of treatment December 23, 2010. Archived November 30, 2010.
- ↑ MUSTİ, DÜNYA GÜZELİ AZRA İLE TOPKAPI SARAYI'NA KAPANACAK! - Magazinci.com (tr-TR). Date of treatment December 2, 2016.
- ↑ Jansu Dere, Fakhrie Evgen and Azra Akyn at the opening of the film festival .... Archived December 20, 2016. Date of treatment December 8, 2016.