Neyyire Neyir
| Neyyire Neyir | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Münire Eyüp 1902 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | February 13, 1943 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | American College for Girls Istanbul |
| Occupation | Stage and movie actress, art writer |
| Years active | 1923-1943 |
| Spouse(s) |
Muhsin Ertuğrul (m. 1929-1943) |
Neyyire Neyir, née Münire Eyüp, (1902 – February 13, 1943), aka Münire Eyüp Ertuğrul, was a Turkish stage and movie actress as well as an art writer. She is remembered as one of the first ever Muslim movie actresses in Turkey debuting in 1923. She was married to actor and director Muhsin Ertuğrul.
She was born in 1902 as Münire Eyüp at Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. She graduated from Teachers' School for Girls in Istanbul, and then attended the American College for Girls Istanbul without finishing it. During her time at the college, she was a member of the school's theatre club.
In 1929, she married to Muhsin Ertuğrul (1892-1979), whom she met during her first movie performance in 1923.
Neyyire Neyir was hospitalized in October 1942 due to intense chest pain she experienced during a rehearsal on stage. The heart disease caused her death at the age of 41 on February 13, 1943. She was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery in Istanbul. Neyire Neyir was survived by her husband Muhsin Ertuğrul.
Her professional acting career began when she featured in the 1923 movie Ateşten Gömlek (The Daughter of Smyrna) directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul. Muhsin Ertuğrul was about to film a very popular novel written by Halide Edip Adıvar (1884-1964), which featured some dramatic events of the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1922). Adıvar, a women's rights activist, who actually participated in the Turkish War of Independence, stipulated that she would only permit her novel be filmed when the lead role is featured by a Turkish Muslim woman. In the Ottoman Empire, acting of Muslim women in movies was not allowed for reasons of religion. In all the movies, the woman roles were played by the Christian or Jewish women of minorities in Turkey. The newly married wife Bedia Muvahhit (1897-1994) of Muhsin Ertuğrul's friend accepted to perform for the lead role. For casting the supporting female role, an advertisement was published in a newspaper. The only application came from Münire Eyüp, who was still a college student. She played in the movie under the pseudonym Neyyire Neyir, and became so one of the first ever Muslim women to feature in the cinema in Turkey.
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