Fatma Esin Eden, who was born in Brussels on August 7, 1935, continued her education first at Şişli Terakki High School and then at the American College for Girls (ACG). Eden, who was interested in theater during his high school years, performed at ACG in plays such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1946), "7 Poets of Isfahan" (1950), "Our City" (1951), "I Remember My Mother" (1952), "Uludağ" (1953) and "Inheritance" (1954).
After graduating from high school, he had his first acting experience as an amateur at Haldun Dormen's Cep Theatre; Here he took on roles in productions such as "Pierre Pathelin" (1955), "A Marriage" (1956), "3 Top Hats" (1957) and "There is a Danger of Collapse in This House" (1957).
Eden studied French Philology at Istanbul University for a year in 1958, and then went to America thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. In 1960, he performed in the play "Brigadoon" at the University of Kansas and received a master's degree from the university's "Speech and Drama" department in 1961. After returning to Turkey, he started his professional career at Oraloğlu Theatre; Here he took part in productions such as “The Bad Seed” (1961), “The Sleeping Prince” (1962), “Through the Darkness” (1962), “Lady Chatterley” (1962) and “When the Dream Comes True” (1963).
He moved to Dormen Theater in 1963 and took the stage in the plays "Şahane Zuğurtler" (1963-64) and "Bulvar" (1964). In the same year, she married journalist, writer and poet Hilmi Yavuz and went to London; Here he studied art history for one year and Russian for two years. Eden, who spoke fluent English and intermediate French, returned to Turkey in 1969 and gave birth to two sons, Ali Hikmet and Ömer Emre, in 1971 and 1972, respectively.
Esin Eden, who started working as a translator at BP in 1970, translated works such as "Hite Report", "Sexuality in Our Brain", "Alice B. Toklas Cookbook", "The Country whose Taste Is on My Mouth: Egypt" and "Bisküi Man" into Turkish. After retiring from BP in 1985, he returned to the stage with the play "Goodbye Istanbul" at Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre; Three years later, he returned to Haldun Dormen Theater and took part in productions such as "House No. 10" and "Yolun Half".
In 1991, he joined Istanbul City Theaters as a dramaturg and actor; Here he performed in plays such as "Tartuffe" (1992), "Others' Name is Ali" (1993), "Bedia Muvahhit" (1993), "Çalıkuşu" (1994) and "Sersem Kocanın Kurnaz Karısı" (1999-2001).
Esin Eden, who wrote various cookbooks and translated other works into Turkish between 1992 and 2005, continued acting in films, TV series and commercial projects since 1987.
He was born on 7 August 1935 in Brussels. She completed her primary education at Şişli Terakki High School and her secondary and high school education at the American College for Girls (ACG). He started theater during his high school years. Plays she played at the American College for Girls: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1946), 7 Poets of Isfahan (1950), Our City (1951), I Remember My Mother (1952), Uludag (1953), The Inheritance (1954).
After graduating from high school, he started his acting career as an amateur at Haldun Dormen's Cep Theatre. Plays in which he took part in this theater: Pierre Pathelin (1955), Bir Marriage (1956), 3 Top Hats (1957), There is a Danger of Collapse in This House (1957; with Erol Keskin (actor) on behalf of Dormen Theater at the opening of Bursa Ahmet Vefik Pasha Theatre).
In 1958, he studied French Philology at Istanbul University for a year. Then he went to America with a Fulbright scholarship. In 1960, he performed in the play Brigadoon at the University of Kansas and received his Master's degree in "Speech and Drama" from this university in 1961. After returning to Türkiye, he started his professional acting career at Oraloğlu Theatre.
Plays she played in this theater: Bad Seed (1961), Sleeping Prince (1962), Through the Darkness (1962), Lady Chatterley (1962), When the Dream Turns True (1963).
He was transferred to Dormen Theater in 1963 and took part in the plays Şahane Zuğurtler (1963-64) and Bulvar (1964). In 1964, she married journalist, writer and poet Hilmi Yavuz and went to London. He took a 1-year art history course and 2 years of Russian language course in London. Esin Eden, who spoke fluent English and intermediate French, returned to Türkiye in 1969. Their sons Ali Hikmet were born in 1971 and Ömer Emre was born in 1972.
Esin Eden, who started working as a translator at BP in 1970, also translated books. The books he translated; Hite report, Sexuality in our brains, Alice B. Toklas cookbook, The country whose taste lingers on my palate: Corn and the Biscuit Man.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 24 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Stranger in the House (2000)
- Behind Bars (2007) — Fevziye
- Woman (2017) — Old Woman
- I Named Her Feriha (2011) — Rümeysa Hanım
- Şaşıfelek Çokmazı (1996) — Nermin
- Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010) — Widow
- Çarşı Pazar (2015) — Sümbül
- Guldunya (2008) — Fatma
- Grand Bazaar (2009) — Semahat Güler
- Dear Friends (2019) — Grandma
- Witnesses (2014)
- Halalabad Blues (2002) — Grandma
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
