"Transsexual Turk upsets military
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Istanbul
With her throaty vocals and flamboyant frocks, Bulent Ersoy is Turkey's best-known diva, adored across the country.
She had her share of controversy over the years, most memorably when she was banned from stage after the 1980 military coup for having a sex-change."
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