Born in 1961, Emin Şenyer was trained by assisting Metin Özlen for many years. He opened exhibitions and performed plays in many different locations in the world. Şenyer gave Karagöz (one of the two main characters in traditional Turkish shadow plays, can also refer to the play itself) conferences and lectures at universities and various schools. He also performed Karagöz play in important movies. Şenyer's figures (figures of the characters in the play) were collected by collectors from many parts of the world, and interviews with him were published in the culture and art sections of newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. Şenyer also took part in television documentaries. Among the students Şenyer trained are Emir Şenyer and Deniz Şenyer.