Bergen
Throughout her successful yet brief career, Turkish pop singer Bergen became
both one of the most celebrated pop singers of her generation and one of the
most representative cases of violence against women in her native Turkey. Born
Belgin Sarılmışer on July 15, 1958, in the city of Mersin, she began singing and
playing mandolin during her primary school days in Ankara. After studying piano
and cello for two years at the Ankara State Conservatory, she was forced to
abandon her studies due to financial difficulties. In the late 70s, she
relocated to Adana and took a job as a singe...
