Gülse Birsel

Gülse Birsel (née Şener; born 11 March 1971) is a Turkish actress, screenwriter and columnist. She is known for the sitcom series, Avrupa Yakası, Yalan Dünya and the 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. Her father was a lawyer, while her mother was a housewife. Her name was chosen from the first syllables of the names of her mother and father. Her elder brother Bozkurt is fifteen years her senior, while her elder sister Dilek is thirteen years older than her. Her older brother is an ophthalmologist and a former national volleyball player. She finished her secondary education at Beyoğlu Anatolian High School. She was thinking of acting as a profession until the end of high school. However, with the wish of her family, she first studied at Boğaziçi University, Department of Economics. On March 6, 2002, she made her television debut on ATV's g.a.g.. 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. In February 2004, she started working as both an actress and scenarist for ATV's series Avrupa Yakası. In May 2004, her second book Hâlâ Ciddiyim was published. She made her cinematic debut in 2005, with the movie Hırsız Var!. Her third book, Yolculuk Nereye Hemşerim?, was released in August 2005. In 2009, she appeared in her first cinematic role in the movie 7 Kocalı Hürmüz. followed by her fifth book Yazlık in June 2011. In January 2012, she began working as an actress and scenarist on Kanal D's series Yalan Dünya, which lasted for four seasons. Her sixth book, Memleketi Ben Kurtaracağım! was released in November 2015.

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

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

Personal life In August 1999, Gülse Birsel married columnist and TV programmer Murat Birsel in Cannes, France. The two met through Ayşe Arman. Birsel, who has said that she is not suitable for motherhood, has no children. Birsel and her husband live in Nişantaşı. In August 2014, her mother Semiha Şener died.

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

+ 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