Deliciously sweet and always a treat - Turkish Delight is the one and only multi award-winning Turkish queen of burlesque. As one of the top 5 burlesque performers in the UK, top 40 in the world, and number 1 in Turkey, the 2024 Miss Alternative Wilderness winner, 2023 Legend in the Making winner (Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival), she delights audiences across the globe. She is currently headlining the UK touring Forbidden Nights burlesque production "Tease Live", alongside gracing the stages of her London residences and high end private events. With her signature Turkish belly-dance, ballet, and classic burlesque fusion style and 20+ years of experience in dance performance and choreography, she is guaranteed to make you feel like a sultan! She is a member of Equity, has Public Liability Insurance, is a certified dance instructor and holds a BA and MFA in Dance and choreography.
Testimonials
"Turkish Delight was amazing. Best night ever!" - Russell T Davies (Dr. Who) "Loved the feather fan dance" - Katy Manning (Dr. Who) "WERRKKK I love!!!!" - Chrissy Chlapecka "Turkish Delight is truly ethereal. I am so grateful that she was able to perform at the show - what an absolute privilege! And what an even more beautiful person!" - Dr. Esmé Louise James "The best burlesque I've EVER seen! Hands down" - Styled by Ems "Queen of the red feather fan dance" - Frankly My Dear Lingerie "Bone fide burlesque royalty" - Cabaretvscancer "Addicting to watch" - Velvele.net "Titillated with a twist on classic burlesque and belly dance" - To Do List London "Best dressed" - Time Out London (Mighty Hoopla 2024) "Utterly captivated by her winning performance at Legend in the Making" - Lily La Fox "Gorgeously poised" - The Fighting Cocks "Stunning" - Odelia Opium "Breath-taking lady" - Chrys Columbine
Burlesque #1 Turkey (2025) - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Burlesque Top 10 UK (2025) - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Burlesque Top 45 Worldwide (2025) - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Burlesque #1 Turkey (2024) - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Burlesque Top 5 UK (2024) - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Burlesque Top 40 Worldwide (2024) - 21st Century Burlesque Magazine Miss Alternative Wilderness 2024 Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival Legend in the Making - 2023 WINNER World Dance Olympiad (Moscow, Russia) - 2010 1st Runner up Infinitease 8 - Winner (December) Limelight 6 - Winner (December) Infinitease 8 - Runner-up (March) Limelight 6 - Runner up (February)
Recent Credits and Audience Members
The Royal Family of Bahrain (House of Khalifa) Russell T Davies (Dr Who) Katy Manning (Dr Who) Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones) Camille Coduri (Dr Who) Pete McTighe (Dr Who) Juno Dawson (Dr Who) Sadie Miller (Dr Who) Dr. Esme Louise James - Kink History: The Eggplant Tour The Adelphi Theatre Clapham Grand Savoy Theatre World Dance Olympiad 2010 Duke of York Theatre The Hippodrome Casino Chateau Denmark The Courtesan Thirteen London Emerald Theatre Anton Mossiman's (Davidoff) Libertine London Albert’s Schloss London Albert’s Schloss Birmingham Albert’s Schloss Liverpool Albert’s Schloss Manchester Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival Tease Live - Forbidden Nights Phoenix Arts Club Gallifrey Cabaret An Evening of Burlesque Lola’s Casino Søstrene Grene Ishtar London Trapeze Bar Burlesque by the Sea Staggeringly Good Brewery Ishtar Lounge Kibele London Bright Blue Day Ltd Erotic Arts London Smyrna Projects Ltd The Anchor & Hope Salisbury Club Heat Coventry Tamworth Assembly Halls Soho School of Burlesque Studio West End Circa Soho The Posh Club Euroart Ltd Ku Bar London Ruby Tuesday Klub She Soho Their Majesties Sweet Fx Stage Door Southampton Berlin Nights Harem of No One The Divine The Glory Cabaret Identitease The Glitch The A Show Baps and Buns Rise at Bluebird York House of Trixie Blue Prohibition Bar Perle Rare Mrs Riot Covent Garden Paper Dress Vintage Lucky 7 Club The Burlesque Masquarade Ball Palace Theatre Kinky and Queer D’Lecter Cabaret Sub89 Reading Purple Turtle Reading Battersea Barge The Fezzes Toulouse Lautrec Burlesque Bottomless Brunch Karma Cabaret The Plough Shiplake Karma Sanctum Soho Eastleigh Football Club Beauvoir Arms Bodega Negra Cazeleon’s Cabaret Cave Portsmouth Tattoo Fest Ooh La La Burlesque and Cabaret George IV Chiswick Cabaret Juice The Glimour Lounge The Maltings Ely Essex Burlesque by Ginger Players Lounge Essex The Body Show Battersea Arts Centre Burlesque Idol Basingstoke Pride Kenton Theatre Henley Pavilion Theatre Weymouth The Late Night Assembly Proteus Creation Space Seated Burlesque Wilderness Festival Miss Alternative Wilderness Danceworks Denville Hall The Fallen Angel Cream Tease of Oxford Halifax Playhouse Camberley Theatre Assembly Hall Worthing Garrick Theatre Lichfield Babbacombe Theatre Torquay Beccles Public Hall Corn Exchange Stamford Poole Lighthouse Waltahmstow Trades Hall Art House London Academy Mews Studyo London Aura Lounge ETM Group Ltd Creative Retail Awards Palace Theatre Mansfield Forum theatre Billingham St. George’s Theatre Yarmouth Civic Hall Bedworth Blackfriars Art Centre Boston Corn Hall Diss South Hill Arts Centre Bracknell Queens Hall Narberth Corn Exchange Newbury House of Naked Naked Presents House of Sublime Unicorn Theatre For Your Pies Only Glitterntitter The Albany The Two Brewers Guildford Fringe Festival The Stoke Lokkum London Wimbledon Tennis Party Efes Premium Lady Wimbledon London Studio Centre The Peacock Lounge The Y Theatre House of India Starr Jinn Legion’s Burlesque Speakeasy Macclesfield Pride The Cave Macclesfield Pride in Property Neon Piccadilly Salesforce Ben The House of Cloud Village Underground Love2sketch Cockta-doodle-doo: Silly sketching, games and cocktails! The Selkirk Might Hoopla Bella Whispers Cabaret Leakeys The Courtyard Theatre ABC Cabaret Collective ICC Wales Entertainers UK Sostrene Greene Rosetta’s Variety House of Burlesque Todmorden Hippodrome Legend in the Making Cabaret Against the Machine Vulvaplicity The Vagina Museum The Free Range Prima Dona Cabaret The Dona Bar Theatre of Deli Pride for Cyprus Jamboree Fabwick Bethnal Green Working Man’s Club Velvele.net 93 Feet East Topkapi London Mia Lounge Matchstick Piehouse Riposte Elektrowerkz Cabaret vs. Cancer Babylon Burlesque Big Band Burlesque Louche Soho 101 Damn Asians Avatar the Last Hairbender Chichester Cabaret Club King’s Head Theatre Blues and Burlesque Shreksical Cabaret The Nigella Xmas Brunch Bellmaker Queers 100 Watt Club Brasserie Zedel Crazy Coqs Black Cat Cabaret (SM) Oaklands Pavillion Chichester Rugby Club CLF Art Lounge Cocktails and Conversation Dartmouth House Infinitease Limelight The Gunnersbury Rosemary Branch Theatre The Ned Burlesque ‘N’ Roll Dr. Strongarm's Misharmonious Orchestra The Fiddler's Elbow Gin House Burlesque as Gin House Dame The Kings Head Weird and Queer Fontaine’s Zer Middle East Kitchen Loop Bar Cabaret Sauvignon The Haram Show 7 Deadly Sins The Showgirl Conference C.R.A.B.S. Bar Wotever Qwere Royal Vauxhall Tavern Rock With The Foxes The Anchor and Hope
