İlhan Şeşen (18 June 1948 – 26 May 2025) was a Turkish musician, songwriter, and actor.
Biography
Ä°lhan ÅžeÅŸen was born on 18 June 1948 in
Manisa
Manisa () is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province, lying approximately 40 km northeast of the major city of Ä°zmir. The city forms the urban part of the districts Åžehzadeler and Yunusemre, with ...
. ÅžeÅŸen started his music life in 1968. In 1971, he released an album named "Kavga". In 1983, he founded
Grup Gündoğarken with Gökhan and Burhan Şeşen. In 2001, Şeşen released his second solo album, named "Neler Oluyor Bize?". After that, in 2003, Şeşen released "Ben Bu Şarkıları Kime Söyleyeyim?". After the release of this album, he took a role in the
TRT TV show Mühürlü Güller. In 2004, he took a role in famous TV show Aliye. In 2005, he released his fourth album, "Aşk Yalan". In 2007, he continued his TV career with several additional TV shows. Famous song of Leman Sam, named "Rüzgar" is one of the songs written by İlhan Şeşen.
ÅžeÅŸen died of
lung cancer
Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...
on 26 May 2025, at the age of 76.
Albums
* Aşk Haklı (1994) (Türker Production)
* Neler Oluyor Bize (2001) (DMC)
* Şimdi Ben Bu Şarkıları Kime Söyleyeyim (2003) (DMC)
* AÅŸk Yalan (2005) (DMC)
* Ä°lhan ÅžeÅŸen (2006) (DMC)
* Gel (14 July 2014) (Aşk Müzik Production)
* Yedi Bölge İki Gölge (15 February 2017) (Poll)
* İstanbul'lu Şarkılar (26 May 2017) (Sony)
* Ciddi EÄŸlence (20 April 2018) (Sony)
* Akustik Hikayeler (2 October 2020) (Sony)
* Basmakalıp (23 September 2022) (Sony)
Filmography
*
Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey (1995)
* Cesur KuÅŸku (2001)
*
Yeditepe Ä°stanbul (2001)
* Bir Tatlı Huzur (2002)
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Mumya Firarda (2002)
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Mühürlü Güller (2003)
*
Aliye (2004)
* Çocuğun Var Derdin Var (2004)
*
Annem (2007)
* Şöhret Okulu (2007)
*
Gönülçelen (2010)
*
Anadolu Kartalları
''Anadolu Kartalları'' (Anatolian Eagles) is a Turkish film directed by Ömer Vargi and released in 2011. It is produced by the production company Fida Film, and stars Engin Altan Düzyatan, Özge Özpirinçci and Çağatay Ulusoy.
The film, ...
(2011)
* Bir Günah Gibi (2011)
* Hayatımın Rolü (2012)
* Görüş Günü Kadınları (2013)
* Asla Vazgeçme (2014)
* Gönül İşleri (2014)
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Paramparça (2015)
* Milat (2015)
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Saklı (2015)
* The Yetimler (2015)
* Aşk Yalanı Sever (2016)
* Propaganda 2 (2016)
* Saklambaç (2016)
* Tatlı Şeyler (2017)
* Elli Kelimelik Mektuplar (2021)
* Alabora AÅŸk (2022)
* Propaganda 2 Ana (2023)
See also
*
Grup Gündoğarken
References
External Links
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1948 births
2025 deaths
Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery
People from Manisa
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male television actors
Turkish male musicians
Turkish pop musicians
20th-century Turkish male musicians
Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni
Deaths from lung cancer in Turkey