Hulya Avsar

Hulya Avsar (born 10 October 1963 in Ayvalik, Balıkesir) is a famous Turkish actress and pop folk singer.

Career

She graduated from Ankara Cumhuriyet Lisesi and started swimming professionally for DSI. In 1982, she and her family moved to Istanbul. Avsar attended a beauty pageant organized by Bulvar magazine which she won. Later, her crown was taken from her when organization found out that she was divorced from a short time marriage. In 1983, she debuted in acting with the movie Haram. In following years, she acted in over 70 movies in the leading role. During this period, she won the best actress prize in Moscow International Film Festival. By the time, she took musical education and showed up in some concerts that are organized nation-wide. Avşar has released 7 albums & 1 single to date.

In 2000, Avsar won the best female singer award by Kral TV. That year, she wrote for Günaydın Newspaper as a columnist. Avşar is currently the editor of Hülya (a monthly magazine). She plays tennis on a professional basis and holds a championship in TED 2001 tennis tournament.

Hulya Avsar was previously married to Kaya Cilingiroglu, but she got divorced in 2005. She has a daughter called Zehra from Kaya. (born January 15, 1998)

Filmography