Semiha Berksoy was a pioneering Turkish opera singer and painter, born in Istanbul in 1910. She became the first Turkish woman to perform opera, having studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and later in Germany. She debuted in opera in 1934 and performed in Turkey, Germany, and Portugal. Berksoy was notable for her role in Strauss’s opera in 1939 and returned to Turkey in 1940, performing in works such as Madama Butterfly. She was awarded the title of State Artist in 1998 and passed away in 2004.
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Time Zone - Europe/Istanbul (1:56 E)
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Meaning of the name - Semiha
high-flying, soaring
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Semiha Berksoy belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Istanbul
Place of Death: Istanbul
Educated At: Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul | Berlin University of the Arts
Occupation: opera singer
Children: Zeliha Berksoy
Employers: State opera, Lincoln Center, New York
Awards Received: State Artist
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 24, 1910
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 24, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 24, 2026 |
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| Sun | 2 Gemini 21 | 3 Gemini 16 | 23 Virgo 38 |
| Moon | 4 Sagittarius 25 | 14 Virgo 55 | 29 Aquarius 51 |
| Mercury | 4 Gemini 19 | 14 Gemini 52 | 10 Libra 12 |
| Venus | 18 Aries 38 | 6 Cancer 25 | 5 Virgo 44 |
| Mars | 14 Cancer 0 | 4 Taurus 6 | 27 Virgo 2 |
| Jupiter | 4 Libra 29 | 22 Cancer 41 | 17 Libra 57 |
| Saturn | 1 Taurus 20 | 11 Aries 27 | 6 Taurus 28 |
| Uranus | 24 Capricorn 58 | 1 Gemini 38 | 21 Capricorn 19 |
| Neptune | 17 Cancer 23 | 3 Aries 54 | 21 Cancer 10 |
| Pluto | 25 Gemini 48 | 5 Aquarius 26 | 27 Gemini 55 |
| Rahu | 28 Taurus 10 | 4 Pisces 34 | 22 Taurus 1 |
| Ketu | 28 Scorpio 10 | 4 Virgo 34 | 22 Scorpio 1 |
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