Derya Seyhan Arman (born 26 February 1980)[1] is a Turkish transgender rights activist, actress, and drag queen,[2][3] based in Istanbul.[2] She has appeared in Turkish media talking about her own experiences as a transgender person living in Turkey. She often appears in plays and media as a drag queen.[citation needed]

Seyhan Arman
Born (1980-02-26) 26 February 1980 (age 44)
Other namesDerya Seyhan Arman
Occupation(s)Actor, drag queen
Years active1994–present
WebsiteOfficial website

She started her acting career in theatre when she joined Adana Kardes Oyuncular theatre in 1994.

She appeared in Akasya Durağı. She won two awards, one for her movie I saw the sun (Güneşi Gördüm), in the best performance category, at the 23rd Singapore International Film Awards in 2010 and jury's choice award for her movie Other Angels (Teslimiyet) at the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival.[citation needed] She was one of the 100 women featured by the BBC in 2016.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Böyle mi Olacaktı TV series
2001 Yeditepe İstanbul TV series
2004 Sil Baştan TV series
2004 Melekler Adası Alev TV series
2005 Beyza'nın Kadınları Movie
2007 Menekşe ile Halil Cici TV series
2008 Hiç Singer Movie
2008 Transgenders Short film
2008 Gitmek: Benim Marlon ve Brandom Movie
2009 Teslimiyet Hayat Movie
2009 Akasya Durağı Gözde TV series
2009 Teleferik Seyhan Short film
2010 Güneşi Gördüm Fifi - Drag queen Movie
2010 Ezan Çiçeği Patroniçe Short film
2010 Gelin Short film
2010 Peki Short film
2011 Papaz Kimde Ajlan Movie
2011 Kolpaçino: Bomba Vocalist Movie
2011 Kibrit Short film
2011 Gassal Gassal Short film
2011 Komik Bir Aşk Hikayesi Transsexual woman Movie
2012 Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi Alev TV series
2012 Vuslat Burcu Short film
2013 Sislerin İçinde Hanife Short film
2014 Çekmeceler Seyhan Movie
2014 Nerdesin Aşkım? Özge Short film

References

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  1. ^ "Seyhan Arman". Sineman. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Inside Istanbul's Transgender Community - VICE - United Kingdom". VICE. 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "100 Women 2016: Fighting for transgender rights in Turkey". BBC News. 29 November 2016.