People at the seashore, listening to her singing, nicknamed her Deniz Kızı Eftalya ("Efthalia the Mermaid") from the age of five or six.
[1][2] In 1934, she recorded for the label His Master's Voice under the name "Eftalya Sadi", using her husband's given name as her family name, just before the surname law took effect in Turkey.
[3][4] The song became so famous that its cover versions were performed by the Modern Folk Trio and other notable artists several decades later.
The ferries sailed from Bebek on the Bosphorus northwards up to Büyükdere, stopping by piers on both sides of the strait.
[2] She was interred at Şişli Greek Orthodox Cemetery following the religious funeral service at the Hagia Triada Church.