Gülse Birsel
Gülse Birsel | |
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Born | Gülse Şener[1] 11 March 1971 |
Education | Boğaziçi University Columbia University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1992–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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Hırsız Var! | Binnur Ersöz | |
2009 | 7 Kocalı Hürmüz | Safinaz | |
2017 | Aile Arasında | Mihriban |
Year | Title | Role | Platform |
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2022 | Yılbaşı Gecesi | Seçilay | Disney+ |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Dostlarım bana Gülse der!". Sabah. 11 March 2002. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Genellemeleri sevmem ama genel olarak Türk kadını". 29 September 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Anneliğe uygun biri değilim". Hürriyet. 9 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Gülse Birsel annesini gözyaşları içinde uğurladı". Milliyet. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Karizmam olduğunu sonradan öğrendim". Milliyet. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Tekelioğlu, Tuluhan (17 September 2011). "'Üçüncü göz'e inanıyorum". Sabah. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Aptallar mizah yapamaz!". Elele. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Karaahmet, Yiğit (14 July 2002). "Gülse Adamı Güldürür". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Eyvah! Eski Kocam". Sabah. 1 March 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Gülse Birsel 'Avrupa Yakası' ile ekranlarda". Sabah. 16 January 2004. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Tahsin'le bozuşan İfo kardeşine taşınıyor". Milliyet. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Akman, Nuriye (7 November 2004). "Ben kocamın küçük kızıyım". nuriyeakman.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Gezici, İlker (18 March 2008). "Birsel, olimpiyat meşalesi taşıyacak". Sabah. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Birsel, Gülse (6 April 2008). "Gülse nereye koşuyor?". Sabah. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Velev ki ciddi bir film yazıyorum!". Sabah. 3 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "Komedi Türkiye oldukça eğlendirdi!". Milliyet. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ Çıplak, Ceren (29 August 2015). "En büyük kumarı AKP oynuyor". Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Gülse Birsel'in Aile Arasında filminden ilk tanıtım geldi!". Hürriyet. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Gülse Birsel'in yeni dizisi Jet Sosyete'nin afiş çekimleri yapıldı!". Sözcü. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Gülse Birsel veda etti
- ^ "Gülse Birsel imzalı "Yılbaşı Gecesi" filminin yayın tarihi belli oldu". Cumhuriyet. 30 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gülse Birsel at IMDb
- Gülse Birsel's biography (in Turkish)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Beyoğlu
- Turkish film actresses
- Turkish television actresses
- Turkish female screenwriters
- Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- Boğaziçi University alumni
- Beyoğlu Anatolian High School alumni
- Golden Butterfly Award winners
- 21st-century Turkish screenwriters