Bülent Emin Yarar

Bülent Emin Yarar — Biography

Bülent Emin Yarar is one of the leading stage actors of recent Turkish theatre. He built his reputation on long-running productions such as Profesyonel and Hamlet; when he retired from the State Theatres in January 2026 he had played Hamlet for 13 years and Profesyonel for 16. On screen he is remembered as the lawyer in Süper Baba and as Kemal Hoca in Arka Sıradakiler.

He was close to the theatre from childhood as a spectator, and his father's violin sparked an interest in music, so he studied voice at the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory. While training in opera he began appearing as an extra at the State Theatres; his first play was İstanbul Efendisi. Urged on by those around him, he moved to the theatre department and graduated in 1989, then began at the Diyarbakır State Theatre, where Miletos Güzeli earned him the Praiseworthy Actor award from the Ankara Art Institute in 1994. In 1994-1995 he joined the Istanbul State Theatre and also performed with private companies such as Tiyatro Ti, Semaver Kumpanya and Dostlar Tiyatrosu; he directed Ada and Getto for Tiyatro Ti and taught at Kadir Has University.

He won the Afife Theatre Awards' best actor of the year prize at the 9th ceremony for Çayhane and at the 14th for Profesyonel. In cinema he appeared in Reha Erdem's films and in productions such as Beş Şehir and Güneşin Oğlu.