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Teatro alla Scala, 26 June 2007, Teatro alla Scala
Final Concert of Accademia di Canto 
Photo © Teatro alla Scala / MARCO BRESCIA, Milano
Gencer died on 10 May 2008, age 89, in Milan. Following her funeral service in San Babila Church and subsequent cremation in Milan, her ashes were brought to Istanbul and scattered in the waters of the Bosphorus on May 16, according to her wish.