Gülse Birsel was born on 11 March 1971 in Istanbul as the third child of lawyer Gültekin Şener and homemaker Semiha Şener. After completing her secondary education at Beyoğlu Anadolu High School she set aside her dream of acting at her family’s request and enrolled in the Economics Department of Boğaziçi University where she graduated. During her university years she took her first step in her career by working as a reporter for Aktüel magazine. In addition to her endeavors as an actress and screenwriter Birsel also works as a columnist and text writer.

After university Birsel pursued her dreams by earning a master’s degree in cinema at Columbia University in New York between 1994 and 1996. Upon returning to Türkiye she became editor-in-chief at Aktüel magazine and contributed articles to other magazines and newspapers. In 1996 she served as editorial director for magazines such as Esquire and Harper’s Bazaar. She began her career as a columnist in 2001 at Sabah newspaper and continued writing for it until 2012. Since 30 March 2013 she has been a columnist for Hürriyet newspaper.

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Gülse Birsel entered the television world in 2002–2004 as the writer and narrator of the comedy program G.A.G.. In 2003 she made her acting debut alongside Levent Özdilek in the series Eyvah Eski Kocam. She served as both screenwriter and actress portraying the character Aslı Sütçüoğlu in the series Avrupa Yakası. This venture was followed by her work as both writer and actress in the series Yalan Dünya and the series Jet Sosyete. One of her projects as a screenwriter in which she also acted was the film Aile Arasında. She then took on both screenwriting and acting roles in the film Yılbaşı Gecesi. Currently she is working on the sequel to Aile Arasında 2 and developing a new sitcom project.

Actress

2003 - Eyvah Eski Kocam (Nilüfer) (Series)

2004 - Hırsız Var (Binnur Ersöz) (Film)

2004–2009 - Avrupa Yakası (Aslı Sütçüoğlu) (Series) (Actress Screenwriter)

2009 - 7 Kocalı Hürmüz (Safinaz) (Film)

2009 - Ah Kalbim (Guest Actress) (Series)

2012–2014 - Yalan Dünya (Deniz) (Series) (Actress Screenwriter)

2015 - Komedi Türkiye (Juror) (TV Program)

2017 - Aile Arasında (Mihriban) (Film)

2018 - Jet Sosyete (Gizem) (TV Series)

Screenwriter

2004–2009 - Avrupa Yakası (TV Series)

2012–2014 - Yalan Dünya (TV Series)

2017 - Aile Arasında (Film)

2018 - Jet Sosyete (TV Series)

2003 - Gayet Ciddiyim

2004 - Hâlâ Ciddiyim

2005 - Yolculuk Nereye Hemşerim?

2009 - Velev ki Ciddiyim

2011 - Yazlık (Green Cover)

2011 - Yazlık (Pink Cover)

2016 - Memleketi Ben Kurtaracağım!

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Throughout her career Gülse Birsel has received recognition from numerous institutions and organizations both as a screenwriter and as an actress. Below are her awards and nominations:

• 2005 - Best Female Comedy TV Actress (Avrupa Yakası) (Won)
• 2006 - Best Female Comedy TV Actress (Avrupa Yakası) (Won)
• 2012 - Best Screenwriter (Yalan Dünya) (Won)
• 2013 - Best Comedy TV Series (Nominee) (Yalan Dünya)
• 2018 - Best Female Comedy Actress (Nominee) (Jet Sosyete)
• 2018 - Best TV Comedy (Nominee) (Jet Sosyete)
• 2019 - Best Female Actress in a Comedy Series (Nominee) (Jet Sosyete)
• 2019 - Best Screenplay (Nominee) (Jet Sosyete)

• 2015 - Best Screenwriter (Yalan Dünya) (Won)
• 2018 - Best Female Actress (Nominee) (Aile Arasında)
• 2018 - Best Screenwriter (Nominee) (Aile Arasında)

• 2018 - Best Screenplay (Aile Arasında) (Won)
• 2020 - Best Female Actress (TV Series) (Nominee) (Jet Sosyete)
• 2020 - Best Screenplay (TV Series) (Nominee) (Jet Sosyete)

• 2013 - ELLE Style Award - Best Female Actress (Yalan Dünya) (Won)
• 2015 - Kemal Sunal Culture and Art Award - Best Columnist (Won)
• 2018 - Altın Palmiye Awards - Best Comedy Artist (Nominee)