Barış Esen is a Turkish chess Grandmaster. Born on February 4, 1986, he is the sixth Turkish player to be awarded the title of Grandmaster, which he earned at age 25. Before this, he had been awarded the title of International Master at the age of 17.
Esen has represented Turkey in seven Chess Olympiads from 2002 to 2014. He has played on the Turkish national chess team at multiple European Team Chess Championships, earning multiple team and individual medals.