Esin Afar (ne Sinanolu; 1 January 1936[1] 14 November 2011) was a
well-known Turkish singer and stage actress.[2]She was born in Bari,
Italy to Nzhet Haim Sinanolu, a writer[3] and consular official of
Turkey and his wife Rveyde, a journalist and writer. Esin was the
youngest of five siblings. Her brother, Oktay Sinanolu, 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] She married Kerim Afar, another stage
artist.[when?] 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 (trk) to her repertoire. After she got
a divorce from Kerim Afar, she was married to ener 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, Afar 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 ener Aral, son Doan Can and daughter Pnar.[1][4][7][8]
well-known Turkish singer and stage actress.[2]She was born in Bari,
Italy to Nzhet Haim Sinanolu, a writer[3] and consular official of
Turkey and his wife Rveyde, a journalist and writer. Esin was the
youngest of five siblings. Her brother, Oktay Sinanolu, 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] She married Kerim Afar, another stage
artist.[when?] 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 (trk) to her repertoire. After she got
a divorce from Kerim Afar, she was married to ener 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, Afar 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 ener Aral, son Doan Can and daughter Pnar.[1][4][7][8]
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