Esmeray

Esmeray Diriker (1949 – 25 March 2002) was born in Istanbul, Turkey in the Emirgan neighborhood. She is a famous Turkish actress and singer ref> [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=20718&GRid=14587672& Photographs of Diriker and place of burial] ] .

Biography

In 1960, she dropped out of her last year of Emirgan Secondary School, got into the Istanbul community theatre, and performed on stage for the first time in the a children's play. She continued to perform at the Istanbul community theatre until 1965. After that, she went on to performing at bigger, more noted theatres, and at first she performed "Dün Gece Yolda Giderken Çok Komik Birşey Oldu" (Last Night Something Really Funny Happened On The Streets) at the Dorman Theatre. She also performed in Avni Dilligil, Özlem, Özlem Taşdelenler, and Sezer Sezin theatres. She starred in her last theatrical production in 1974, starring alongside Muammer Karaca in (Mart Bakanı). From then on she moved on to cinematic productions, and during that same year, she starred in "Sev Kardeşim" and "Zilli Nazife", also making a guest appearance in "Unutama Beni".

As for her musical career, she started singing as an amateur in a choir produced by Neriman Altındağ Tüfekçi.

Discography

1970s

* "100 Kere 1000 Kere - Sen" (1974)
* "Unutma Beni - Ayrılık Olsa Bile" (1974)
* "Elveda Yavrularım - İlk Muhabbet" (1974)
* "Soruyor Musun? - Garip Aman" (1975)
* "Büyümsün" (1975)
* "Oylum Oylum..." (1976)
* "Gel Tezkere Gel - Yollara Düştüm" (1976)
* "Yollar Yollar - Lanet" (1977)
* "İnsanız Biz" (1974) (with Ertan Anapa, Funda Anapa, İskender Doğan, Kerem Yılmazer and Melike Demirağ)
* "Oğlum" (1979)

1980s

* "Süpriz 81" (1981)
* "Kağıt Mendil" (1983)

2000s

* "Eski Dostlar" (2000)