Ekin Tunçay Turan (born Ekin Tunçay), is a Turkish actress and translator. She has been working in Turkish State Theatre since 1993.

Ekin Tunçay Turan
Born
Ekin Tunçay

Occupation(s)Actress, translator
SpouseMesut Turan (1995–present)

Biography

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Turan attended high school in Ankara, where she began to act. While still a student, she appeared on Turkish Radio Television in various TV series. She graduated in 1992 from the Ankara Conservatory Theatre Department of Hacettepe University. In 1993, she joined Trabzon State Theatre. Seven years later, she was engaged by the Ankara State Theatre. She appeared in the television series "Blood Wedding" and "The Fake Princess" in 2005–2006.[1]

Turan started translating plays and TV films from English to Turkish in the year 2005. She is also currently working with TRT, translating various films and documentaries.

In 2007, she took a course on camera acting from New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. The following year, Turkish State Theatre in Ankara released her for six months to appear with the Open Fist Theatre in Los Angeles and to study and conduct research. During this period, she took part in various projects and events of the Open Fist Theatre. Some of the workshops she attended include "Mask Making", "Suzuki and Viewpoints" organised by New York-based SITI Company and Eric Morris's acting course. She also took private lessons in Joanne Baron / D.W. Brown Acting Studio and in Susan Batson's Black Nexxus and received on-camera training from Batson's son Carl Ford.

She is currently working as an actress in Ankara State Theatres.

Stage performances

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Translated plays

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TV series

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References

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  1. ^ Turan, Ekin T. "About Me" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Ekin T. Turan official website, accessed August 14, 2013
  2. ^ "Aklımdaki Kadınlar prömiyer yapıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  3. ^ Anamur, Hasan (2006-04-25). "Aşk eski bir yalan!". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  4. ^ "Yeşil dev Ankara'ya geliyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  5. ^ "Anlaşılmaz Konuşmalar". Sabah (in Turkish). 2013-05-20. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  6. ^ "'Hayvan Çiftliği' StüdyoCer'de-Tiyatro-Akün Sahnesi:". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  7. ^ "Profiloda Yıldızlar Geçidi 19,90 tl!" (in Turkish). Şehir Fırsatı. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
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