Ayşe Mine

Ayşe Mine — Biography

Ayşe Mine is a singer and actress who became known overnight after appearing on television in the late 1970s and who made a lasting name in the 1980s with arabesque songs. Her record Erkek Milleti earned her the Gold Long Play Award, and she shared the lead in a film of the same name. The press called her the "Quilter's Daughter", after her father's trade.

She started young: she took music lessons from Radife Erten at 13 and made her name at 16 with her first single, Demek Ki Öyle, which topped the weekly chart of Hey magazine. In 1978 she won Hürriyet's Golden Butterfly Award, and in 1979 she reached the semi-final of the Turkish national Eurovision selection. She then moved to arabesque: the songs Yemin Mi Ettin and Erkek Milleti stood out, the album O Gün Gelmesin passed one million sales, and she headlined casino venues under her own name. She was the first to record Gözlerin Doğuyor Gecelerime, which Zeki Müren later sang as well. Later her album Bir Sen Kaldın ranked among the best sellers of the year.

Her acting remained limited: she appeared opposite Murat Soydan in the 1986 film Erkek Milleti and in the 1994 television series Mutlugiller. Her duet Yakalım Gemileri with Onur Akay came out in 2019 and reached one million plays on digital platforms, bringing her a Gold Record.