Gülse Birsel

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Gülse Birsel
Birsel at the premiere of Aile Arasında, 2017
Born
Gülse Şener[1]

(1971-03-11) 11 March 1971 (age 53)
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationBoğaziçi University
Columbia University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • scenarist
  • columnist
  • writer
  • TV presenter
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Murat Birsel
​
(m. 1999)​

Gülse Birsel (née Şener; born 11 March 1971) is a Turkish actress, screenwriter and columnist. She is known for hit sitcom series, Avrupa Yakası, Yalan Dünya and hit film 7 Kocalı Hürmüz.

Early life

Gülse Birsel was born on 11 March 1971 in Istanbul as the third child of Gültekin and Semiha Şener. Her great grandmother is of Circassian descent from Varto.[2]Her father was a lawyer, while her mother was a housewife.[3] Her name was chosen from the first syllables of the names of her mother and father.[4] Her elder brother Bozkurt is fifteen years her senior, while her elder sister Dilek is thirteen years older than her.[4][5][6] Her older brother is an ophthalmologist and a former national volleyball player.[7][8] She finished her secondary education at Beyoğlu Anadolu High School.[9] She was thinking of acting as a profession until the end of high school.[4][10] However, with the wish of her family, she first studied at Boğaziçi University, Department of Economics.[4][9] Between 1994 and 1996, she completed her MFA at Columbia University.[4][9]

Career

During her second year attending university, Gülse Birsel started working for Aktüel magazine.[4][9] Upon her return to Turkey in 1996, she started working at ATV, writing the foreign news bulletins for three months. A year later she was appointed editor-in-chief of Esquire Turkey magazine.[3] From December 1997 to 2003, she was editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar Turkey.[3] She worked as a columnist in Sabah newspaper from 2002 to 2012.[3][9] During this period, she also worked as general coordinator in FHM, Gezi, Harper's Bazaar and House Beautiful.[11] In March 6, 2002, she made her television debut on ATV's g.a.g..[3][12] In March 2003, she published the scenario for g.a.g. together with the articles she had previously written in a book titled Gayet Ciddiyim.[3] Until February 11, 2004, she served as the presenter and writer of g.a.g..[9]

In March 2003, together with Levent Özdilek, she played in a leading role in ATV's series Eyvah! Eski Kocam, but the show was canceled after the second episode.[3][11][13] In February 2004, she started working as both an actress and scenarist for ATV's series Avrupa Yakası.[3] She shared the leading role with Gazanfer Özcan, Hümeyra and Ata Demirer.[14] In May 2004, her second book Hâlâ Ciddiyim was published.[15] She made her cinematic debut in 2005, with the movie Hırsız Var!.[9][16] Her third book, Yolculuk Nereye Hemşerim?, was released in August 2005.[15] In April 2008, she carried the 2008 Summer Olympics torch in Istanbul.[17][18] In 2009, she appeared in her first cinematic role in the movie 7 Kocalı Hürmüz.[9]

Avrupa Yakası ended in June 2009.[9] Birsel's fourth book Velev ki Ciddiyim! was released in December 2009,[19] followed by her fifth book Yazlık in June 2011.[20][21] In January 2012, she began working as an actress and scenarist on Kanal D's series Yalan Dünya, which lasted for four seasons.[9] She shared the leading role with Altan Erkekli, Füsun Demirel and Olgun Şimşek. In Mart 2013, she started working as a columnist for Hürriyet.[9] In 2015, she became one of the judges on TV8's contest Komedi Türkiye.[22][23] Her sixth book, Memleketi Ben Kurtaracağım! was released in November 2015.[24]

Her first feature film, Aile Arasında, in which she served as both scenarist and actress was released in December 2017.[25] In February 2018, she started working as a scenarist and lead actress on Star TV's comedy series Jet Sosyete.[26] In October 2019, Birsel announced her resignation from her post as a columnist for Hürriyet newspaper.[27]

Birsel wrote and starred in Yılbaşı, which released on Disney+ in December 2022.[28]

Personal life

In August 1999, Gülse Birsel married columnist and TV programmer Murat Birsel in Cannes, France. The two met through Ayşe Arman.[3][12] Birsel, who has said that she is not suitable for motherhood, has no children.[5] Birsel and her husband live in Nişantaşı.[5] In August 2014, her mother Semiha Şener passed away.[6]

Publication

  • Gayet Ciddiyim (March 2003)
  • Hâlâ Ciddiyim (May 2004)
  • Yolculuk Nereye Hemşerim? (August 2005)
  • Velev ki Ciddiyim! (December 2009)
  • Yazlık (June 2011)
  • Memleketi Ben Kurtaracağım! (November 2015)

Filmography

Cinema
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Hırsız Var! Binnur Ersöz
2009 7 Kocalı Hürmüz Safinaz
2017 Aile Arasında Mihriban
İnternet
Year Title Role Platform
2022 Yılbaşı Gecesi Seçilay Disney+
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002–04 g.a.g. Herself Presenter
2003 Eyvah! Eski Kocam Nilüfer Leading
2004–09 Avrupa Yakası Aslı Sütçüoğlu Leading role
2009 Ah Kalbim Supporting role
2012–14 Yalan Dünya Deniz Alsancak Leading role
2015 Komedi Türkiye Herself Judge
2018–20 Jet Sosyete Gizem Özpamuk Leading role

References

  1. ^ "Dostlarım bana Gülse der!". Sabah. 11 March 2002. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. ^ https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/genellemeleri-sevmem-ama-genel-olarak-turk-kadini-24811214
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Maro, Asu (2 October 2007). "Komediyi kadına yakıştırdı!". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Gülse Birsel'le yeniden". Milliyet. 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Anneliğe uygun biri değilim". Hürriyet. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Gülse Birsel annesini gözyaşları içinde uğurladı". Milliyet. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Karizmam olduğunu sonradan öğrendim". Milliyet. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  8. ^ Tekelioğlu, Tuluhan (17 September 2011). "'Üçüncü göz'e inanıyorum". Sabah. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gülse Birsel". Doğan Kitap. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Aptallar mizah yapamaz!". Elele. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  11. ^ a b Genlik, Aycan (20 April 2003). "Benim asıl işim yazı yazmak". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 10 May 2004. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  12. ^ a b Karaahmet, Yiğit (14 July 2002). "Gülse Adamı Güldürür". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Eyvah! Eski Kocam". Sabah. 1 March 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Gülse Birsel 'Avrupa Yakası' ile ekranlarda". Sabah. 16 January 2004. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Tahsin'le bozuşan İfo kardeşine taşınıyor". Milliyet. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  16. ^ Akman, Nuriye (7 November 2004). "Ben kocamın küçük kızıyım". nuriyeakman.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  17. ^ Gezici, İlker (18 March 2008). "Birsel, olimpiyat meşalesi taşıyacak". Sabah. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  18. ^ Birsel, Gülse (6 April 2008). "Gülse nereye koşuyor?". Sabah. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Velev ki ciddi bir film yazıyorum!". Sabah. 3 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  20. ^ Uslu, Ali Deniz (19 June 2011). "Biraz daha gerçek bir komedinin peşindeyim". Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  21. ^ "'Nihat Doğan'la Burhan Altıntop arasında garip benzerlikler var'". Milliyet. 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  22. ^ "Komedi Türkiye oldukça eğlendirdi!". Milliyet. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  23. ^ Çıplak, Ceren (29 August 2015). "En büyük kumarı AKP oynuyor". Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  24. ^ Arman, Ayşe (8 November 2015). "Nereye gidiyorum yahu? Tapu bende... Bu ülke benim!". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  25. ^ "Gülse Birsel'in Aile Arasında filminden ilk tanıtım geldi!". Hürriyet. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  26. ^ "Gülse Birsel'in yeni dizisi Jet Sosyete'nin afiş çekimleri yapıldı!". Sözcü. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  27. ^ Gülse Birsel veda etti
  28. ^ "Gülse Birsel imzalı "Yılbaşı Gecesi" filminin yayın tarihi belli oldu". Cumhuriyet. 30 November 2022.

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