Gamze Özçelik (born 26 August 1982) is a

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actress,

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and

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. She is best known for hit crime series "

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" which played with ex husband

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. Arka Sokaklar is the longest Turkish series. She played in series "Serseri" with ex-boyfriend

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. Her other popular series are series "Tatlı Hayat" Turkish remake of The Jeffersons, "Canan" and historical series "Mehmetçik Kut'ül Amare". She played with veteran actor

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for third time.

Biography

Her maternal is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire (now in Greece). She studied at Maltepe Anatolian High School, and went on to graduate from

Istanbul Bilgi University Istanbul Bilgi University ( tr, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi), officially established in 1996, is a private university located in Istanbul, Turkey. The university has 4 campuses centrally-located in Istanbul namely SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Do ...

. She won the Elite Model look 1999. After this she ventured into acting. Gamze was also a co-host of the Turkish version of ''

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'', ''Popstar 1'' and afterwards ''

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'', ''

Türkstar ''Türkstar'' was a 2004 Turkish reality television singing competition show based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol''. It was hosted by Seray Sever, Gamze Özçelik and Haldun Dormen. It had extremely low ratings and only lasted one seaso ...

''. In 2004, she starred in the movie named Hırsız Var. In 2006, she played the role of a secretary in the play Seni Seviyorum staged by Tiyatrokare. She became known for her character Zeynep Akyüz Ateş in the police series Arka Sokaklar. She married Uğur Pektaş, her co-star in this series. A son was born from this marriage. The couple divorced in 2011. She played the character of Elizabeth in the series Mehmetçik Kut'ül Amare. In 2017, she founded the aid association "Umuda Koşanlar."

Filmography

Series

Cinema

*Hırsız Var! (2004)

References

External links

* 1982 births Models from Istanbul Living people Turkish film actresses Turkish female models 20th-century Turkish actresses Istanbul Bilgi University alumni Turkish television actresses Television people from Istanbul {{Turkey-actor-stub