Researcher-author (B.1914, Istanbul – D. 1987, Ankara). Her mother is a
novelist from Fecr-i Ati period, Müfide Tek, her father a Parliament Member from Kütahya of the 2nd Constitutional Period, Ahmet Ferit Tek. She
completed her secondary education in London and Paris. She graduated from Paris Ecole des Sciences Politiques Department of History with her thesis “Milliyetçilik
Cereyanları ve Yunan İhtilali Devrinde Osmanlı Müelliflerinin Devlet Mefhumu”.
She wrote her PhD thesis in Paris
Sorbonne University
about “Türk İkonografisinde Ejder”. Ferit Tek who served at various
positions during the republic period represented Turkey
in Paris, served as a Minister of Finance and
Ambassador of Turkey in London, Warsaw
and Tokyo.
Emel Esin went to various countries and Central
Asia to make researches after marrying Chief Clerk of Tokyo
Embassy, Seyfullah Esin. She gave lectures in Hacettepe University
and German and French universities on Turkish cultural history and Turkish arts
history.
MAIN WORKS:
Türkistan Seyahatnâmesi (1959), Lebbeyk(
Memories of Pilgrimage, 1968), İslâmiyet’ten Önceki Orta Asya Türk Resim
Sanatı (1972), Ötüken İllerinde Miladî Sekizinci Dokuzuncu Yüzyıllarda
Türk Abidelerinde Sanatkâr Adları (1972), Burkan ve Mani Dinleri
Çevrelerinde Türk Sanatı (1972), Türk Kozmolojisi (1979), Türk
Kültür Tarihi İç Asya’daki Erken Safhalar (1985). The author also has books
published in English.
REFERENCE: TDE Ansiklopedisi (1979), Ahmet Özel (TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, c. 11, 1995),
TDOE-TDE Ansiklopedisi 2 (2002), İhsan Işık / Türkiye
Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye
Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü
Bilim Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 2, 2013) - Ünlü Kadınlar
(Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 4, 2013)
- Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Dr. Tuncer
Baykara / Emel Esin (genelturktarihi.net, erişim15.08.2017).
