Figen Evren

Figen Evren — Biography

From the stage, Turkish actress and voice artist Figen Evren came to television and made a lasting place there. Wide audiences knew her for about twelve years as Suat Çoban, wife of Chief Inspector Hüsnü Çoban in Kanal D's long-running series Arka Sokaklar; after leaving the show in 2017 she largely stayed away from the screen.

She began on stage. She performed with Ferhan Şensoy and the Ortaoyuncular company in Parasız Yaşamak Pahalı and Seyircili Seyir Defteri, and her stage work also includes Kahraman Bakkal Süpermarkete Karşı. Her television breakthrough was the character Elmas in Bir Demet Tiyatro. She then played Hayriye in Sıdıka, Zehra in Azize, Zerrin in Büyük Buluşma, Maria in Davetsiz Misafir and Zarife in Yabancı Damat, and Koçum Benim, Günahım Neydi Allahım and Avrupa Yakası are also on her résumé. In film she took part in Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey and played the Veterinarian in Tabutta Rövaşata, and in 2007 she voiced Bart Simpson in the Turkish version of The Simpsons Movie.

The Arka Sokaklar era, which began in 2006, became the longest and best-known stretch of her career. Since leaving the screen she has occasionally met former castmates; in October 2025 her reunion after many years with the actor who played Hüsnü drew wide press attention.