Dancers From Turkey

"I started dancing when I was fifteen and I also had to work. I had to. But I wanted to do something I liked. My sister had already danced and it was therefore an industry that I knew through her. For this I wanted and had a strong will and training. I didn't say: Ah! I want to dance and I became a dancer."

"Sometimes I look in the mirror and see myself old. I come home, look in the mirror and realize I've aged twenty years. But then I adjust again, because I have so much energy."

"I see being on stage as a complete whole. Movement, sound, and emotion are inseparable for me. My background in dance shaped that understanding from the very beginning. It taught me discipline, but also freedom."

"Dance allowed me to deliver a character’s voice more truthfully and gave me the confidence to use my body naturally and comfortably on screen. Over time, I didn’t just learn how to feel emotion. I learned how to carry it in my body."

"I’m drawn to worlds filled with deep emotions. Characters adorned with genuine feelings, those who are open to transformation and learning, truly attract me."

"For me, success is about always wanting more, staying disciplined, and remaining open to learning. Numbers fade, but growth stays."

"Over time, I’ve come to understand that beauty is a light that comes from the soul."

"Change begins first within ourselves. We must first learn to stand up for our own rights. We must first respect ourselves so that we can respect those who are different from us. Not listening to a person’s opinion, not listening to a woman’s dream, is the greatest form of violence. Sooner or later, the collective consciousness we envision will once again be born from ourselves — from us, from the individual."