Guizin Osman

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EastEnders character
Guizin Osman
Portrayed by	Ishia Bennison
Duration	1985–1989
First appearance	22 October 1985
Last appearance	21 March 1989
Marital status	Married
Occupation	Café owner
Family	Murat, Rayif, Mehmet, Emine

Guizin Osman was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was played by Ishia Bennison.

[edit] History

Guizin was the long suffering wife of the philandering Turkish Cypriot, Mehmet Osman. She first arrived in Albert Square in October 1985 when she came to inform her sister-in-law, Sue, that her husband, Ali, had gambled away the mortgage money for the home they were planning to buy.

Guizin and her three children, Emine, Rayif and Murat, later moved in with her brother-in-law and his family in 1987, after her husband gambled away their home and deserted them. She worked for Ali and Sue in the café for a few months until her husband returned and she became a partner in the business. As part owner of the café, she hired Ian Beale, who later became the sole owner.

Guizin and Mehmet's marriage was highly turbulent and they were always involved in intense arguments, mainly concerning money and gambling. Guizin was well aware of Mehmet's flaws and adultery, but unlike Sue, she was willing to turn a blind eye to most of her husband's dealings in order to keep the marriage together, and because, in her community, that's what a wife was expected to do.

Guizin may have put up with a lot from Mehmet, but she was certainly no pushover, and she was more than willing to defend herself and her family if anyone should cross her. She had numerous rows with Sue over the years and she nearly came to blows with the devious Donna Ludlow after she informed her that Mehmet had been trying to seduce her on New Years Eve 1987. Yet more animosity arose when she discovered that Mehmet had been sleeping with prostitute Mary Smith, but although Guizin got extremely angry, she always ended up forgiving Mehmet for the sake of the family.

However, there was one affair that Guizin was not willing to forgive Mehmet for, and it happened to be the only one that he didn't actually commit. After Sue discovered that her husband had slept with Donna Ludlow, she became hell-bent on revenge so she concocted a fabricated affair between herself and Mehmet, which caused a huge fight between the brothers. Still not content with the trouble she'd caused, Sue maliciously told Guizin about the fabricated affair, after which Guizin became furious. She viciously attacked Mehmet in the middle of the Square and then immediately left for Cyprus, taking her three children with her. Her last appearance was in March 1989.

Mehmet left England soon after to attempt to patch up their relationship.