Born in Izmir on August 15, 1919, Yasemin Esmergül, a theatre, cinema and voice-over artist of Afro-Turkish origin, passed away in Istanbul on September 19, 2007, at the age of 88.
Esmergül, who started her cinema career in 1939 with the movie "Allah'ın Cenneti" directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul, played Leyla Hanım's mother-in-law in "Tosun Paşa" and the post-mortem character of Melek Hanım (Adile Naşit) in "Süt Kardeşler". In this movie, she also played the role of Yasemin, who loves Şaban (Kemal Sunal).
In the 1959 movie "Yalnızlar Rıhtımı", starring Çolpan İlhan and Sadri Alışık, she sang Necdet Koyutürk's compositions, "Yalnızlar Rıhtımı (tango)" and "Dinle Beloved". He also became a name that left his mark in the field of dubbing by taking on the sound of the intro music and a few other tracks of the 1967 movie "Major Crime".
Yasemin Esmergül, whose funeral was taken to Karacaahmet Cemetery after her death, is a valuable artist who served Turkish cinema and theater for many years.
Yasemin Esmergül (b. 15 August 1920, İzmir-d. 19 September 2007, Istanbul) is an Afro-Turkish theater and cinema and sound artist.
Yasemin Esmergül, who stepped into the cinema in 1939 with Muhsin Ertuğrul's movie Allah's Heaven, played the role of Leyla Hanım's (Müjde Ar) nanny in the movie Tosun Pasha, and Yasemin, who is Melek Hanım's (Adile Naşit) eunuch and in love with Şaban (Kemal Sunal), in the movie Süt Kardeşler.
In the 1959 movie Yalnızlar Rıhtımı, starring Çolpan İlhan and Sadri Alışık, she sang Necdet Koyutürk's compositions, Yalnızlar Rıhtımı (tango) and Dinle Beloved.
The grave of the artist, who died in Istanbul in 2007, is in Karacaahmet Cemetery.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 10 productions in total; 9 of the most well-known are listed.
- Şıpsevdi (1977) — Zerafet Bacı
- Milk Brothers (1976) — Yasemin
- Tosun Pasha (1976) — Nanny
- Numbered Bullies (1965)
- Lonely People's Rıhtımı (1959) — Playbacksinger (voice)
- God's Heaven (1939)
- Gülizar (1972) — Dursune
- Shame on Fate (1976)
- Çulsuz Ali (1973) — Bartender
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
