Zara (Turkish singer)

Neşe Yılmaz (born 15 January 1976), known by her stage name Zara, is a popular Kurdish folk singer and actress of from Turkey.^[1][2] She was born in Üsküdar district of Istanbul on 15 January 1976. She released eight albums using the nickname "Neşecik".^[3]

Zara
Birth name	Neşe Yılmaz
Born	(1976-01-15) 15 January 1976 (age 48) Istanbul, Turkey
Genres	Arabesque İlahi Turkish folk classical Turkish
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	1986–present
Labels	Poll Production DMC Esen Müzik Seyhan Müzik ZR Müzik Ulus Müzik
Website	zara.web.tr

She married İskender Ulus, the owner of the recording company Ulus Müzik, in 2002. They divorced in 2007. Her second marriage was to Akif Beki, the chief counselor of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and journalist in Hürriyet newspaper, in 2012. Their daughter Dila was born in December.^[4] The couple divorced in July 2016.

Discography

Year	Album
1998	Avuntu
2000	Boyut
2002	Misafir
2003	Özlenenler
2005	Zamanı Geldi
2005	Bülbül-i Şeyda
2008	Bahar
2011	Hazine
2012	Zara ve İstanbul Flamenko 5'lisi
2014	Derin Aşk
2016	Derin Aşk 2
2018	Derin Aşk 3

As "Neşecik"

• Eyvahlar Olsun (1986)
• Yaşamak Bu Değil (1987)
• Garibim (1988)
• Taptığım Allah, Sevdiğim Sensin (1989)
• Acımasız Dünya (1990)
• Çek Kara Tren (1991)
• Canım Askerim (1994)
• Gurbet & Ağla Sevdiğim (1995)

Filmography

Year	Film	Notes
1999	Eylül Fırtınası	Movie
2001	Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi	Movie
2003	Gelin	TV series
2008	İpsiz Recep	TV series
2017	Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz	TV series
2021	Mavera	TV series

TV programs

Year	TV program	Channel
2005	Zamanı Geldi	TRT 1
2006	Tanrı Misafiri	ATV
2009–2011	Salı Sefası	TV8
2015	Sonsuz Şarkı	TRT Müzik

References

1. Demirhan Hararlı (5 November 2001). "Kürt kızı Zara'nın inanılmaz yükselişi". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
2. Zara Kendini Dine Verdi!... Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Haber Vitrini, 31 December 2003.
3. H. Dursunoğlu (10 August 2008). "Bir şafaktan bir şafağa; 'Neşecik'ten 'Zara' ya...!". Zaman. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
4. "Zara ve Akif Beki Çiftinin Kızının İsmi Dila". habertut.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2013.