title: Oya Aydoğan
text: # Oya Aydoğan
  
  Oya Aydoğan (10 February 1957 – 15 May 2016) was a Turkish actress, model, and television presenter. She was the winner of the Ses Magazine Movie Actress Contest in 1976.
  
  She suffered from an aortic aneurysm on 7 May 2016, before Mother's Day and died on 15 May 2016 at Liv Hospital in Ulus.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Oya Aydoğan was born on 10 February 1957 to Cemal and Güldane Aydoğan in Erzincan. She was the second child in her family. Until the age of eight, she lived with her family in Beyoğlu, Istanbul.
  
  ## Acting career
  
  While at school, Aydoğan decided that she wanted to become an actress, and in 1975 she won a beauty competition titled Alev Gün. However, she was forced to return the award due to the backlash from her family. In 1976, she became the winner of Ses magazine's 8th Cinema Artist Competition. In the same year, she was cast as the leading role in the movie Deli Şahin opposite Cüneyt Arkın. In 1978, she joined the cast of Neşeli Günler produced by Ertem Eğilmez. After the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, she took part in movies with Arabesque theme. In 1982, she portrayed the character Hüsniye in the movie Yedi Bela Hüsnü opposite Kemal Sunal. In 1980s, she worked as a singer in casinos. In 1986, with Emrah she produced the movie Merhamet.
  
  In 2007–2010, she acted in FOX's fantasy-comedy TV series Bez Bebek. In 2011, she worked as a TV presenter alongside Emel Müftüoğlu on the TV program Şekerli Kahve. Before her death, she was a presenter on Beyaz TV's program Söylemezsem Olmaz alongside Lerzan Mutlu.
  
  ## Awards
  
  In 2013, at the Uluslararası Çayda Çıra Film Festival in Elazığ she was given the "Honorary Award". In 2014, for her role as Meloş in the movie Kedi Özledi she won the "Best Supporting Actress" award. Sadri Alışık Awards. In 2015, Aydoğan together with Ferdi Tayfur were honored at Magazinci.com's 15 Year Internet Media Awards.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  In February 1978, she met Haluk Ulusoy through Suzan Avcı. In 1979, she married Ulusoy in secret. Due to the backlash from their families, the couple divorced after four months. Aydoğan and Ulusoy later described this marriage as a mistake in their youth. Aydoğan then lived with casino owner Tamer Taylan. In 1988, she married Latif Demirbağ. Together, they had a son named Gurur. They divorced in 1989.
  
  In 2004, she revealed that she was a follower of Alevism. In 2011, she said that she could speak French with an advanced level and could also understand English; she also named Türkan Şoray as her childhood icon. She also helped Fahriye Evcen at the beginning of her career.
  
  ## Death
  
  On 8 May 2016 she underwent a 12-hour surgery due to an aortic aneurysm and was put under intensive care. On 15 May 2016, she died in Istanbul at the age of 59. On 16 May 2016, she was buried at Ulus Cemetery according to her wishes.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Movies
  
  | 1976: Deli Şahin 1976: Beyazperdeler 1977: Erkeğim 1977: Güneş Ne Zaman Doğacak 1978: Dertli Pınar 1978: Son Sabah 1978: Neşeli Günler (Zeynep) 1978: Yüz Numaralı Adam 1979: Doktor (Ayşe) 1979: Nazey 1979: Divane (Zeliha) 1979: Hayat Harcadın Beni 1979: İsyankar 1980: Sevgi Dünyası 1980: Çile Tarlası 1980: Zeytin Gözlüm 1980: Bağrıyanık 1980: Sabırlı Kullar 1981: Kara Gurbet (Cemile) | 1981: Tövbe (Zeynep) 1981: Takip (Oya) 1982: Günaha Girme 1982: Berduşlar 1982: Yedi Bela Hüsnü (Hüsniye) 1983: Kalbimdeki Acı 1983: Günahkar 1984: Berduşlar Sosyetede 1984: Öç (İklime) 1984: Aşkım Günahımdır 1984: Sevginin Bedeli 1984: Yaralı 1984: Zavallılar 1984: Şaşkın 1985: Unutamadım 1986: Beyoğlu'nun Arka Sokakları 1986: Merhamet 1986: Ağla Anam Ağla 1987: Kan Damlaları | 1987: Deniz 1988: Sokak Çocuğu 1989: Yaz Gülü 1990: Utan 1991: Kabadayılar Kralı 1992: Nehirler Denize Akar 1993: Bayan Perşembe 1996: Çapraz Ateş 1999: Durduramadım 2000: Evdeki Yabancı 2000: Hemşo (Bankamatikçi) 2001: Ectasy 2005: Deli Duran 2009: SüpüRRR! 2009: Türkler Çıldırmış Olmalı 2012: İkizler Firarda 2013: Kedi Özledi 2015: Aşk Nerede 2015: Kalıngiller |
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  ### TV series
  
  * 1978: Denizin Kanı
  * 1993: Hamuş
  * 1997: Fırat
  * 1997: Sırtımdan Vuruldum
  * 1998: Birisi
  * 2000: Evdeki Yabancı
  * 2002: Pembe Patikler
  * 2007-2010: Bez Bebek
  * 2007: Kısmetim Otel
  * 2008: Kayıp Prenses
  * 2011: Sudan Sebepler
  * 2012: Düşman Kardeşler
  * 2014: Şimdi Onlar Düşünsün
  