Rüzgar Erkoçlar
Turkish actor (born 1986)
Onur Rüzgar Erkoçlar (born 26 March 1986) is a Turkish former actor and model.
Erkoçlar debuted with TV adverts as a child. In 2002, he achieved national recognition after an advert of Molped, a sanitary napkin brand. After the advert's popularity, he started to play in the series such as Seni Yaşatacağım, Bütün Çocuklarım, and Emret Komutanım.
In February 2013, Erkoçlar came out as a trans man and debuted his new image and name "Rüzgar" (meaning wind). The award winning 2022 documentary Blue ID narrates the story of his transition and struggles for state recognition.
Filmography
Personal life
Erkoçlar married Tuğba Beyazoğlu in 2017. His father is Engin Erkoçlar, his mother is Sema Erkoçlar, and his brother, Görkem Batu Erkoçlar, is also transgender.
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