s , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁re per toire ▁en comp ass ing ▁more ▁than ▁sevent y ▁roles . ▁She ▁made ▁very ▁few ▁commercial ▁record ings ; ▁however , ▁numerous ▁boot leg ▁record ings ▁of ▁her ▁performances ▁exist . ▁She ▁was ▁particularly ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁hero ines ▁of ▁Don iz etti . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ley la ▁Gen cer ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Pol one zk ö y ▁( near ▁Ist an bul ) ▁to ▁a ▁Turkish ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁Polish ▁mother . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Has anza de ▁ İ bra him ▁Bey ▁( who ▁took ▁the ▁surname ▁ Ç ey re kg il ▁under ▁the ▁S urname ▁Law ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 4 ), ▁was ▁a ▁wealth y ▁business man , ▁whose ▁family ▁was ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Saf ran bol u . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁Lex anda ▁Ang ela ▁Min akov ska , ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁family ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁arist ocracy ▁( she ▁later ▁converted ▁to ▁Islam ▁and ▁chose ▁the ▁name ▁A ti ye ▁after ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death .) ▁Gen cer ' s ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁very ▁young . ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁ Ç ub uk lu ▁neighbourhood ▁of ▁Ist an bul , ▁on ▁the ▁An atol ian ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Bos ph orus ▁stra it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁she ▁married ▁ İ bra him ▁Gen cer , ▁a ▁bank er ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁influ ential ▁ İ pe k ç i ▁family . ▁