Deniz Seki (born July 1, 1970) is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and composer.

Personal life

Deniz Seki was born in

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, Turkey on July 1, 1970. She has two younger brothers Serdar and Serkan. She completed her education in Çamlıca High School for Girls. In 1989, Seki married to Turhan Başaranoğlu, a businessman producing toys. The marriage ended after three years with divorce. Between 2006 and 2009, she had a relationship with the clarinet-player Hüsnü Şenlendirici, whom she married.

Music career

She joined TRT after passing a test. In 1993, she began a musician career when she met composer

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. Through him, she worked as a vocalist for the singers

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and Yaşar Günaç. In 1995, she won the first prize at the song contest "Pop-Show 1995" with a song she wrote the lyrics. She released her debut album ''Hiç kimse Değilim'' in 1997. Seki established her success with the 1999-released her second album ''Anlattım'' consisting of many songs written and composed by her. She released her third album ''Şeffaf'' in January 2002, and ''Aşkların En Güzeli'' in 2003. After appearing in nearly one hundred concerts and programs in 2011, she released her next album ''Gözyaşlarım''. In 2013, Seki took part at the television song contest ''Veliaht'', at which popular singers such as

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, Niran Ünsal,

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, Kutsi, Rafet El Roman and Kubat sought their heirs in music. Seki continued her career with the albums ''Aşk Denizi'' (2005), ''Sahici'' (2008), ''Sözyaşlarım'' (2011), ''İz'' (2014), and ''Uzun Hikaye'' (2018).

Acting career

In 1999, she appeared in the movie ''Can Dostum'' starred by

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's character.

Drug trafficking crime

On February 13, 2009, Seki was detained by police on allegations of

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use. After being kept in detention for two days, she was released without charge; however, on February 23, 2009, Seki was rearrested by Drug Squad officers and detained at the gendarme station in

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at the request of the public prosecutor. On February 24, 2010, she was detained in the Bakırköy Women's Prison for the duration of the trial. She was accused of

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crime. She asserted however, she was a drug addict only. Following her temporary release on November 2, 2010, after around seven months in detention, she vanished without a trace and did not appear in court any more. On May 22, 2012, she was charged for six years and three months in prison of drug trafficking crime. The seven months spent as a detainee was deducted from her sentence. On November 15, 2014, Seki was caught in her hideout at Esenyurt, Istanbul and arrested. She was put in prison the next day. After serving her sentence, she was released from the prison on June 5, 2017.

Discography

;Studio albums *1997: ''Hiç Kimse Değilim'' ( Turkish: ''I Am No One'') *1999: ''Anlattım'' (Turkish: ''I Said'') *2002: ''Şeffaf'' (Turkish: ''Transparent'') *2003: ''Aşkların En Güzeli'' (Turkish: ''The Most Beautiful of Loves'') *2005: ''Aşk Denizi'' (Turkish: ''Sea of Love'') *2008: ''Sahici'' (Turkish: ''Realist'') *2011: ''Sözyaşlarım'' (Turkish: ''My Tearful Lyrics'', a pun of "Söz" (lyrics) and "Gözyaşlarım" (tears)) (sales: 50,000+) *2014: ''İz'' (Turkish: ''Trace'') (sales: 40,000+) *2018: ''Uzun Hikaye'' (Turkish: ''Long Story'') *2023: ''Best of Akustik, Vol. 1'' ;EPs *2017: ''Şükür Kavuşturana'' ;Singles *2020: "Ala" (with

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, Cansu Kurtçu) *2021: "Savaş ve Aşk" *2022: "Sızı" *2022: "Beni Derde Salan Gelsin" (''Musa Eroğlu ile Bir Asır 2'') *2022: "Aşktan Ölen Yok" *2023: "Cambaz"

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seki, Deniz 1970 births Living people Singers from Istanbul Turkish pop singers Turkish women pop singers Turkish singer-songwriters Turkish composers Turkish women composers Turkish prisoners and detainees Turkish people convicted of drug offenses Inmates of Bakırköy Prison for Women 21st-century Turkish singers 21st-century Turkish women singers