Melek Kobra

Melek Kobra was born in Istanbul in 1915 and died in the same city on November 13, 1939. He was one of the important names of Turkish theatre, cinema and operetta. He began his artistic career in the 1930s with a career that expanded rapidly between stage and screen.

Ms. Melek, who stepped into theater and cinema at a young age, made her first appearance in the "Muhlis Sabahattin's Children" group founded by her father, Muhlis Sabahattin Ezgi, in 1931. Then he started performing at Darülbedayi, where he was in the same team with the prominent artists of his period such as Toto Karaca, İsmail Dümbüllü and Şevkiye May.

She played the roles of Ayda in "Behind the Curtain", Neşe in "Ayşe Operetta" and Princess Leyla in "Asaletmaap". After the death of the leading actress Suzan Lütfullah in the famous "Ayşe Operetta", she took her place and became widely known with this role.

He stepped into cinema in 1932 when his father started composing music for Muhsin Ertuğrul's films. He starred in films such as "Söz Bir Allah Bir" (1933) and "Million Hunters" (1934). The artist, who also did dubbing work in the same period, married Ferdi Tayfur, whom she met on the set of "Million Hunters". During this marriage, he started using drugs and it ended in divorce.

In his artistic life, he refused to use the surnames Ezgi or Tayfur as his stage name and adopted the surname "Kobra".

Cobra began to have health problems in the late 1930s. While playing in the play "King Lear", he was diagnosed with tuberculosis as a result of the tests performed after bleeding from his mouth. The artist, who underwent two surgeries during the treatment process, struggled for a long time in Cerrahpaşa Hospital and Yakacık Sanatorium.

However, despite all efforts, he passed away on November 13, 1939. 69 years after his death, his memoirs were compiled into a book called "My Memoirs". In 2013, the play "Melek: Melek Princess's Sonu Muğlâk Masalı", written by Rüstem Ertuğ Altınay, was staged by Tiyatro Boyalı Kuş and Melek Kobra was played by Yeşim Koçak.

Melek Kobra was born in Istanbul, Türkiye in 1915. He died on November 13, 1939.

Melek Kobra (Melek Tayfur) is a Turkish theatre, cinema and opera actress. In the 1930s, he performed operetta acting, film acting and voice acting. She took on the role of Ayşe in the famous Ayşe Operetta after the death of Suzan Lütfullah, the leading actress. He took part in the films Söz Bir Allah Bir and Million Hunters.

Productions in which he took part

• Million Hunters (1934)
• Word One God One (1933) — Ayten

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.