Zara

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

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. 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