Başak Gümülcinelioğlu (born 22 October 1991) is a Turkish actress and architect.
Başak Gümülcinelioğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1991 |
| Education | Bahçeşehir University (bachelor's degree) ITU School of Architecture (master's degree) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, architect |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Spouse |
Çağrı Çıtanak (m. 2022) |
In addition to appearing in various TV productions, she has appeared on stage with plays staged at the Istanbul Folk Theatre and BKM Theatre.
Life and career
editGümülcinelioğlu was born in 1991 in Fatih, Istanbul. When Ottoman Empire collapsed, her family is the one of Turkish minority who immigrated from Komotini. Her surname "Gümülcinelioğlu" means "son of person from Komotini".[1] She is a graduate of Bahçelievler Anatolian High School. During her high school years, she also studied at summer schools in London, Geneva and Brussels.[2] After graduating from high school, she attended high school in a town in Kansas for one year with the AFS program on a scholarship, and received her second high school diploma.[2] While in the USA, she acted in a musical play and started her musical theater education (2010).[3] She left her studies unfinished due to an illness and returned to Turkey.[2][4]
She continued her higher education at Bahçeşehir University School of Architecture and Design. After graduating, she continued her graduate studies on architectural design at Istanbul Technical University and worked in an architectural office.[1] While continuing her master's program, she first studied acting at Müjdat Gezen Art Center, and then she was accepted to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where she studied drama and on-camera acting.[1]
After completing her education in London and returning to Turkey, she acted at the Istanbul Folk Theatre for three years.[2][5] In addition to the play Barut Fıçısı, adapted from the work of Macedonian writer Dejan Dukovski and staged by the Istanbul Folk Theatre, she also took part in the musical Hababam Sınıfı staged by the BKM Theatre in 2018.[6][7] She translated the play Bumblebee, written by the British contemporary playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, into Turkish, and the play was staged by Alt Sahne in Istanbul in 2019.[8]
In addition to acting on stage, she acted in various television series.[9] The song "Sen Çal Kapımı", which she recorded for the TV series Sen Çal Kapımı and whose lyrics and composition (with Kaya Çandar) belonged to her, was deemed worthy of the "Best TV Series Music" award at the Number One Video Music Awards in Turkey.[10]
Filmography
edit| Television | |||
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| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2016 | Kalbim Yangın Yeri | Belkıs (young) | FOX |
| 2017 | Aşk Laftan Anlamaz | Eda | Show TV |
| 2018 | 8. Gün | Şehnaz Yüksel (young) | ATV |
| 2019 | Erkenci Kuş | Deniz Keskin | Star TV |
| 2020–2021 | Sen Çal Kapımı | Pırıl Baytekin Sezgin | FOX |
| 2021–2022 | Yargı | Neva Seçkin | Kanal D |
| 2022–2023 | Sipahi | Ezgi Sancaklı | Show TV |
| 2023 | Bir Derdim Var | Sibel | Kanal D |
| Web | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
| 2020 | Yarım Kalan Aşklar | Çağla | BluTV |
| 2023 | Sen, Ben, O! | Aylin | |
Theatre
edit| Theatre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Venue | Notes |
| 2017 | Barut Fıçısı | Istanbul Folk Theatre | actress |
| 2018 | Hababam Sınıfı Müzikali | Beşiktaş Culture Center | |
| 2019 | Yaban Arısı | Altsahne | translator |
Discography
edit- Singles
- "Sen Çal Kapımı" (2020)
- "Bir Anda (Akustik)" (2020)
- "Beni Bana Sorma" (feat. Cihad Selamlar) (2021)
- "O Melek Sen misin?" (feat. Karya Çandar) (2021)
- "Kiraz" (2021)
- "Neler Mümkün?" (2022)
References
edit- ^ a b c "'Sen Çal Kapımı' dizisinden Başak Gümülcinelioğlu: Pırıl tam bir feminist". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Yıldız, Gizem (1 November 2020). "Başak Gümülcinelioğlu: "Ben çok işkolik bir karakteri oynuyorum, ama kötü oynamıyorum. Pırıl bu algıyı yıkıyor"". Yeni Çağrı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Aydın, Senem (6 November 2021). "'Yargı'nın hikayesi albüm yaptırır'". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Başak Gümülcinelioğlu kimdir? Başak Gümülcinelioğlu kaç yaşında nereli? Başak Gümülcinelioğlu hayatı ve biyografisi!". 7 November 2022.
- ^ "BAŞAK GÜMÜLCİNELİOĞLU". Istanbul Folk Theatre. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "'Hababam Sınıfı' tiyatro sahnesine taşındı". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Başak Gümülcinelioğlu | tiyatrolar.com.tr". tiyatrolar.com.tr. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Çakir, Tuğçe Mine AKTULAY; Durak, Melike (30 June 2020). "MORGAN LLOYD MALCOLM'UN "YABAN ARISI" ADLI TİYATRO METNİNİN ZORBALIK KAVRAMI ÜZERİNDEN İNCELENMESİ". İnönü University International Journal of Social Sciences (in Turkish). 9 (1): 64–79. ISSN 2147-0936.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Başak Gümülcinelioğlu". www.biyografya.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Sen Çal Kapımı'nın Pırıl'ı diziye ödül getirdi". Dizidoktoru.com sitesi (in Turkish). 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.