Ayla is an actress and director. She is a Turkish queer woman and feels a great responsibility for representation of progressive roles for women.

She stars as Maya in the series ANNE+, available on Netflix, and can be seen in series such as The F-Word, Deep Shit and Dirty Lines, the last of which also premiered worldwide on Netflix in 2022.

Ayla has toured with various theater companies in the Netherlands, like Toneelgroep Oostpool and Club Lam, where she is also active as an artistic director. 

In addition to her work as an actor, Ayla is a moderator, presents broadcasts and podcasts and recently made her debut as director with her short film Beş, written by her, at The Netherlands Film Festival. She was awarded the Audience-Award at the Go Short International Film Festival in April 2022. Ayla is just had the the premiere of her second film, Yildiz at The Netherlands Film Festival and will premiere with a new play by Club Lam later this year.