She was born in Bari, Italy to Nüzhet Haşim Sinanoğlu, a writer[3] and consular official of Turkey and his wife Rüveyde, a journalist and writer. Esin was the youngest of five siblings. Her brother, Oktay Sinanoğlu, became a notable professor of chemistry. Other brothers became professor of Latin, professor of Ancient Greek and Press Chief at European Council in Strasbourg.[2][4]
She attended TED Ankara Koleji, and then studied piano at the Ankara State Conservatory.[5] After graduation, she entered Turkish State Opera and Ballet as a pianist. But then her focus shifted to the stage.[6] In 1958 she married Kerim Afşar, another stage artist. After 12 years of stage she returned to music and began singing in French and Italian. But after collaborating with Ruhi Su, she included Turkish folk music (türkü) to her repertoire. After she got a divorce from Kerim Afşar, she married Şener Aral in 1975. After the mid-1980s, she was mainly active in foreign tours. She also played parts in drama. In 1999, she was hospitalized and her recovery was slow.[1]
Although she briefly returned to concerts and album recordings, Afşar died on 14 November 2011 in a hospital in Istanbul, where she was taken due to leukemia about three weeks earlier. She was laid to rest at the Karacaahmet Cemetery. She was survived by her husband Şener Aral, son Doğan Can and daughter Pınar.[1][4][7][8]
Careeredit
Although her repertoire included a wide collection of various melodies of different tastes, her fame mainly stems from Turkish folklore. In 1969 two of her arranged folklore melodies became hits. These were Bana seni gerek (lyrics by Yunus Emre (1240-1321) and composition by Esin Afşar herself) and Yoh Yoh (by contemporary folklore poet Kul Ahmet). The melody on the reverse side of the Yoh Yoh 45rpm, was Bebek, a well known anonymous Turkmen folklore melody. After the release of Yoh Yoh she was nicknamed "Bayan Yoh Yoh" ("Mrs. Yoh Yoh").[9]
She was sent to Hungary by İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, the minister of Foreign Affairs as an official representative of Turkish culture. In 1970, she gave a series of concerts in Italy. In 1972, she visited Soviet Union (especially those republics which would soon be called Turkic Republics) and South Korea. In 1973, she was in Israel, Great Britain, Belgium and Tunis and in 1974 in Australia. She also participated in the Turkish under contest to nominate a Turkish participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1975. In 1980, in a live TV program, she sang a melody with lyrics from Nazım Hikmet and her melodies were banned by the military junta. In 1985, she gave a concert in Paris. In 1988, she appeared in concerts at Lausanne, Switzerland, and the next year, in 1989 at Mulhouse, France.[10]
Esin Afşar and Arabesqueedit
Esin Afşar was strictly against a new style of music in Turkey emerged after the 1970s, named Arabesque. She protested Arabesque by composing a melody "Arabeske İnat" ("In Spite of Arabesque").[11]
Yağan Yağmur / Çatladı Dudaklarım Öpülmeyi Öpülmeyi, 1971
Diley Diley Yar / Yaprağı, 1971
Sivastopol / Küçük Kuşum, 1971
Gel Dosta Gidelim / Sorma, 1971
Dert Şarkısı / Niye Çattın Kaşlarını, 1974
Sandığımı Açamadım / Güneşe Giden Gemi, 1974
Canı Sıkılan Adam / Yiğidin Öyküsü, 1975
Sanatçının Kaderi / O Pencere, 1975
Hacer Hanım / Ben Olayım, 1976
Zühtü / Kaz, 1976
Referencesedit
^ abcdProfile, biyografi.net; accessed 4 April 2015.
^ abMaro, Asu (16 November 2012). "Alkışlarla geçiverdi seneler". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^Nüzhet Haşim Sinanoğlu profile 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, kitapdenizi.com; accessed 4 April 2015.(in Turkish)
^ ab"Esin Afşar hayatını kaybetti". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^Esin Afşar's page (in Turkish) 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
^Interview with Esin Afşar 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 4 April 2015. (in Turkish)
^Tunca, Hulusi. "Afşar değil de.. Avşar olsaydı; Ortalığı Ayağa Kaldırmiştinız!". Magazinkolik (in Turkish). Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^"Esin Afşar'ın kızı duygulandırdı". Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
esin, afşar, née, sinanoğlu, january, 1936, november, 2011, well, known, turkish, singer, stage, actress, birth, nameesin, sinanoğluborn, 1936, january, 1936, bari, italyoriginturkishdiednovember, 2011, 2011, aged, istanbul, turkeygenresanatolian, rock, türkü,. Esin Afsar nee Sinanoglu 1 January 1936 1 14 November 2011 was a well known Turkish singer and stage actress 2 Esin AfsarBirth nameEsin SinanogluBorn 1936 01 01 January 1 1936 1 Bari ItalyOriginTurkishDiedNovember 14 2011 2011 11 14 aged 75 Istanbul TurkeyGenresAnatolian rock turku operaOccupation s Singer songwriter actress artist writerYears active1970 2002 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Esin Afsar and Arabesque 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 12 4 2 45 rpm singles 12 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editShe was born in Bari Italy to Nuzhet Hasim Sinanoglu a writer 3 and consular official of Turkey and his wife Ruveyde a journalist and writer Esin was the youngest of five siblings Her brother Oktay Sinanoglu became a notable professor of chemistry Other brothers became professor of Latin professor of Ancient Greek and Press Chief at European Council in Strasbourg 2 4 She attended TED Ankara Koleji and then studied piano at the Ankara State Conservatory 5 After graduation she entered Turkish State Opera and Ballet as a pianist But then her focus shifted to the stage 6 In 1958 she married Kerim Afsar another stage artist After 12 years of stage she returned to music and began singing in French and Italian But after collaborating with Ruhi Su she included Turkish folk music turku to her repertoire After she got a divorce from Kerim Afsar she married Sener Aral in 1975 After the mid 1980s she was mainly active in foreign tours She also played parts in drama In 1999 she was hospitalized and her recovery was slow 1 Although she briefly returned to concerts and album recordings Afsar died on 14 November 2011 in a hospital in Istanbul where she was taken due to leukemia about three weeks earlier She was laid to rest at the Karacaahmet Cemetery She was survived by her husband Sener Aral son Dogan Can and daughter Pinar 1 4 7 8 Career editAlthough her repertoire included a wide collection of various melodies of different tastes her fame mainly stems from Turkish folklore In 1969 two of her arranged folklore melodies became hits These were Bana seni gerek lyrics by Yunus Emre 1240 1321 and composition by Esin Afsar herself and Yoh Yoh by contemporary folklore poet Kul Ahmet The melody on the reverse side of the Yoh Yoh 45rpm was Bebek a well known anonymous Turkmen folklore melody After the release of Yoh Yoh she was nicknamed Bayan Yoh Yoh Mrs Yoh Yoh 9 She was sent to Hungary by Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil the minister of Foreign Affairs as an official representative of Turkish culture In 1970 she gave a series of concerts in Italy In 1972 she visited Soviet Union especially those republics which would soon be called Turkic Republics and South Korea In 1973 she was in Israel Great Britain Belgium and Tunis and in 1974 in Australia She also participated in the Turkish under contest to nominate a Turkish participant for the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 In 1980 in a live TV program she sang a melody with lyrics from Nazim Hikmet and her melodies were banned by the military junta In 1985 she gave a concert in Paris In 1988 she appeared in concerts at Lausanne Switzerland and the next year in 1989 at Mulhouse France 10 Esin Afsar and Arabesque editEsin Afsar was strictly against a new style of music in Turkey emerged after the 1970s named Arabesque She protested Arabesque by composing a melody Arabeske Inat In Spite of Arabesque 11 Discography editAlbums 12 edit Dun ve Bugunun Turk Siir ve Ezgileri 1986 poems Ruhi Su ya Turku 1987 Yunus Emre 1991 Esin Alaturka 1995 Ataturk 1997 Ozlem 1998 Pembe Ucurtma 1998 Caz Yorumlariyla Asik Veysel 1999 Nazim Hikmet Sarkilari 2000 Yunus Emre amp Mevlana Sarkilari 2002 Soz Cigdem Talu 2006 Buyuk Turk Sairi Nazim Hihmet 2010 Esin Afsar Odeon Yillari 201045 rpm singles 12 edit Allam Allam Seni Yar Yoh Yoh 1970 Niksarin Fidanlari Aliyi Gordum Aliyi 1970 Gurbet Yorgani Elif 1970 Halalay Cocuk Guzelligin On Para Etmez 1970 Allam Allam Seni Yar Drama Koprusu 1970 Yoh Yoh Bebek Bir Masal Turkusu 1970 Kara Toprak Yunus Bana Seni gerek Seni 1970 Yagan Yagmur Catladi Dudaklarim Opulmeyi Opulmeyi 1971 Diley Diley Yar Yapragi 1971 Sivastopol Kucuk Kusum 1971 Gel Dosta Gidelim Sorma 1971 Dert Sarkisi Niye Cattin Kaslarini 1974 Sandigimi Acamadim Gunese Giden Gemi 1974 Cani Sikilan Adam Yigidin Oykusu 1975 Sanatcinin Kaderi O Pencere 1975 Hacer Hanim Ben Olayim 1976 Zuhtu Kaz 1976References edit a b c d Profile biyografi net accessed 4 April 2015 a b Maro Asu 16 November 2012 Alkislarla geciverdi seneler Milliyet in Turkish Retrieved 9 December 2012 Nuzhet Hasim Sinanoglu profile Archived 2019 04 20 at the Wayback Machine kitapdenizi com accessed 4 April 2015 in Turkish a b Esin Afsar hayatini kaybetti CNN Turk in Turkish Retrieved 9 December 2012 Esin Afsar s page in Turkish Archived 2012 11 23 at the Wayback Machine Interview with Esin Afsar Archived 2019 04 20 at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 April 2015 in Turkish Tunca Hulusi Afsar degil de Avsar olsaydi Ortaligi Ayaga Kaldirmistiniz Magazinkolik in Turkish Archived from the original on January 28 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2012 Esin Afsar in kizi duygulandirdi Haber in Turkish Archived from the original on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 9 December 2012 Pal News in Turkish Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Biography in Turkish BGST Muzik page accessed 4 April 2015 in Turkish a b Discography Archived 2012 01 15 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editEsin Afsar at IMDbExternal videos nbsp Esin Afsar Sanatcinin Kaderi on YouTube nbsp Esin Afsar Yoh Yoh on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Esin Afsar amp oldid 1175788532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
