Rüzgar Erkoçlar

Biography

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.

== References ==

== External links == Rüzgar Erkoçlar at IMDb