Ayşe Leyla Gencer was a Turkish operatic soprano.
Gencer was a notable bel canto soprano who spent most of her career in Italy, from the early 1950s through the mid-1980s, and had a repertoire encompassing more than seventy roles. Wikipedia
Born: October 10, 1928, Polonez, Türkiye
Died: May 10, 2008 (age 79 years), Milan, Italy
Parents: Hasanzade İbrahim Çeyrekgil and Lexanda Angela Minakovska