Jaklin Çarkçı

Jaklin Çarkçı (born 1958 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish mezzo-soprano of the Istanbul State Opera of Armenian descent.

Life

Jaklin Çarkçı was introduced early by her father Jirayr Çarkçı in the world of opera; this was one of the first soloists of the Istanbul State Opera. She is a graduate of Liceo Italiano High School in Istanbul.

Had Jaklin Çarkçıs career debut at the Istanbul State Opera in 1988 as Verdi's Il trovatore in Azuncena. Thereupon, the State Opera Ballet chose it for part of the group of soloists. She had more than 150 performances as the title actress in Carmen. After that, they began a world tour and entered into Belarus, Bulgaria ( Sofia) and Switzerland ( Solothurn ) on. After she was both in 1993 and in 1994 awarded by the Turkish Ministry of Culture with the "Prime Ministry of Information and Good Manners Scholarship ," she went to Italy, where she worked with conductors and directors such as Robert Wagner, Roberto Benzi, Lucas Caritions, Letizia Cavani and Giancarlo del Monaco worked. They also cooperated with sopranos such as Leyla Gencer and was taught by Carlo Bergonzi and Giacomo Aragall. In 2005, she won first place in the Umberto Giordano Singing Competition in Foggia. Jaklin Çarkçı also won first place in the Renata Tebaldi - Song Contest, where she represented Turkey - with 99.3 points out of 100

Jaklin Çarkçı speaks Armenian, Turkish, Italian, Latin, Spanish and English. Çarkçı sees himself not only as a musician but also as a good example of a contemporary Turkish woman in her eyes. In her own words:

"I am the wife of a secular Turkey of Atatürk. "

Her daughter Sirel Yakupoğlu is also an artist at the Istanbul State Opera.