Başak Gümülcinelioğlu (born 22 October 1991) is a Turkish actress and architect. 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

Gümülcinelioğlu was born in 1991 in

Fatih Fatih () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 368,227 (2022). It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the mayor's office, police headquarters, metro ...

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. When Ottoman Empire collapsed, her family is the one of Turkish minority who immigrated from

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. Her surname "Gümülcinelioğlu" means "son of person from Komotini". She is a graduate of Bahçelievler Anatolian High School. During her high school years, she also studied at summer schools in

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and

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. After graduating from high school, she attended high school in a town in

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for one year with the AFS program on a scholarship, and received her second high school diploma. While in the USA, she acted in a musical play and started her musical theater education (2010). She left her studies unfinished due to an illness and returned to Turkey. She continued her higher education at

Bahçeşehir University Bahçeşehir University or commonly abbreviated as BAU is a private university located around the Bosporus, Bosphorus in Çırağan Caddesi, Beşiktaş, Istanbul. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey authorized the establishment of Bahçeşehir ...

School of Architecture and Design. After graduating, she continued her graduate studies on architectural design at

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University, also known as Technical University of Istanbul (, commonly referred to as İTÜ), is an public university, public technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university ...

and worked in an architectural office. 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 The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. In ...

, where she studied drama and on-camera acting. After completing her education in London and returning to Turkey, she acted at the Istanbul Folk Theatre for three years. 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. 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. In addition to acting on stage, she acted in various television series. The song "Sen Çal Kapımı", which she recorded for the TV series ''

Sen Çal Kapımı ''Sen Çal Kapımı'' (known internationally as ''You Knock on My Door (Love Is in the Air)'') is a Turkish romantic comedy television series starring Hande Erçel and Kerem Bürsin. It aired on Fox from July 8, 2020 to September 8, 2021. Summary ...

'' 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.

Filmography

Theatre

Discography

;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)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gümülcinelioğlu, Başak 1991 births Living people Actresses from Istanbul Bahçeşehir University alumni Istanbul Technical University alumni Turkish stage actresses Turkish television actresses People from Fatih