Ayhan Aydan
Ayhan Aydan (1924, in Ankara – 19 February 2009, in Çeşme, Izmir) was a Turkish opera singer.
In 1944, she graduated from Ankara State Conservatory Opera Department. She appeared in some small operas. Carl Ebert noticed her, and her role as Susanna in the opera The Marriage of Figaro started her professional career. When she was 19 years old, she married musician Hasan Ferit Alnar and had a son named Aydan from this marriage.[1] Ebert wanted to take Ayhan Aydan to England to participate on stage at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival, but she could not participate on this for some reason.[1]
In 1951, his uncle Mithat Dulge met with Adnan Menderes, a lawyer he gave near Çubuklu Dam.[2][clarification needed]
Aydan and Menderes were involved in a scandal that led to charges of adultery and baby-killing. Menderes was the first democratically elected prime minister of Turkey. In 1960, the May 27 coup d'état toppled the government, and Menderes and others were imprisoned on the island Yassıada and put on trial in a courthouse there.[3]
In the "Baby Case", Menderes was accused of adultery with Aydan and killing the baby she gave birth to. She confessed her love by saying, "I love this man[3] and he told me that my baby died during childbirth".
The "Baby Case" is the only case that resulted in acquittal in 13 cases. In the case of discretionary funds, it was understood that Adnan Menderes paid Ayhan Aydan's ex-wife at certain intervals.[4][clarification needed] Menderes, the tenth Turkish Prime Minister, was executed by hanging by the coup soldiers.
Aydan's son died in London at the age of 18, poisoned by air.[5][clarification needed] She did not comment on newspapers and magazines until the end of her life. She died on 19 February 2009 at noon in Çeşme district of Izmir.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Hayatının bütün erkeklerini kaybetti". Milliyet. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Can Dündar, Adnan Menderes - Ayhan Aydan Aşkı, Bölüm II Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine, 22 July 2008 (in Turkish)
- ^ a b Ceren Kenar (27 May 2015). "ANALYSIS: The original sin of modern Turkish politics". Middle East Eye.
- ^ "President's Dog and Prime Minister's Mistress: Scandals in 1950s Turkey". 11 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ayha Aydan onu da çok sevmişti" (in Turkish). Ses. 1964-04-04.
- ^ Ayhan Aydan öldü, Hürriyet Newspaper, 19 April 2009 (in Turkish)
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