Person · Open Library
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- 2
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- Kirmizi Pabuclar
- Anilar yaniltir mi?
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Türkiye
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2011-11-14
Discography
- Zühtü / Kaz1976
- Zühtü / Kaz1976
- Atatürk1997
- Caz Yorumuyla Âşık Veysel1999
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The daughter of a diplomat, Afşar was born in the Italian city of Bari in 1936. After graduating from the piano department of the prestigious Ankara State Conservatory, Afşar was soon recognized as an extraordinary talent, both vocally and musically, and was appointed to the Turkish State Theater as a pianist. In the meantime the young and charismatic Afşar’s acting talent caught the eye of the then general director of the Turkish State Theater, Muhsin Ertuğrul, who encouraged her to try her han
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Bari
- Place of death
- Istanbul
- Spouse
- Kerim Afşar
- Sibling
- Oktay Sinanoğlu
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Turkish
- Native language
- Turkish
- Instrument
- voice
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- Commons category
- Esin Afşar
- cause of death
- leukemia
- date of death
- 2011-11-14
- date of birth
- 1936-01-01
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Esin Afşar
- birth name
- Esin Sinanoğlu
- place of burial
- Karacaahmet Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- married name
- Esin Afşar Aral
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