Ayla Karaca

Ayla Karaca, birth name Atina Miloharakti, was born in Istanbul on May 20, 1933, as a child of a family of Greek origin. His father was a shoemaker and his mother was a seamstress. He started acting when he was 12 years old, performing in the play "Kapan" at Ses Theater in 1944. The young woman, who attracted attention with a Greek song, took part in Muammer Karaca's team and during her 8-month-long Anatolian tour, she created her stage name with the name "Ayla", which her friends gave her, and the surname she took from Muammer Karaca.

After working in Toto Karaca's touring theater in 1948, he started his cinema career by taking part in the movie "Ayşe's Duası" in 1949, after being noticed by Faruk Kenç and Vedat Örfi Bengü. Her first marriage was with actor Tevhit Bilge, and her second marriage was with cinematographer Özen Sermet, whom she met in the 1950s.

After marrying Sermet, she quit acting and settled in America; They returned to Turkey in 1978. Her third marriage lasted 18 years with tourism professional Ercüment Hakkı Alacakaptan.

Returning to the stage in the late 1990s, Karaca brought the character to life in various television series. He took part in productions such as “Neşeli Günler” (1997), “Sevda Rüzgarları” (1997‑1999), “Yabancı Damat” (2004‑2007) and “Aşk Bir Hayal” (2011) and became a part of the audience's memory.

He passed away on March 17, 2021, in the Balçova district of Izmir, at the age of 87, due to complications of COVID‑19. His funeral was held in the family cemetery after the ceremony held at Kadıköy Greek Orthodox Cemetery on March 22, 2021.

Ayla Karaca, who was born in 1933 in Kurtuluş, Istanbul, first started acting in 1944 with the play "Kapan" at Ses Theater. His recognition increased with a Greek song he sang. He was in the main cast of the Muammer Karaca group. During an Anatolian tour, she took the stage name Ayla Karaca, with the name Ayla given by her friends and the surname she took from Muammer Karaca. He also took part in many theater plays, films and television series.

Ayla Karaca passed away at the age of 87 in Izmir on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, due to coronavirus. Karaca's funeral was held on Monday, March 22, 2021, in the family cemetery in Uzunçayır Greek Orthodox Cemetery, Istanbul.

Productions in which he took part

• Foreign Groom (2004) — Eleni
• Captain Tahsin (1950) — Belma
• Lale Devri (1951) — Gülnâz
• Stood Up (2019) — Ayla
• Fato: Either Independence or Death (1949)
• Yavuz Sultan Selim and Janissary Hasan (1951) — Mathilda
• Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha (1951) — Julia
• Exile (1951) — Seher
• Ayşe's Prayer (1949)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.