Gamze Özçelik (born 26 August 1982) is a Turkish actress,

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and

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. She is best known for hit crime series ''

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'' which also starred her former husband

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. ''Arka Sokaklar'' is known for being the longest running Turkish series. She played in series ''Serseri'' with

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. Her other popular series are series ''Tatlı Hayat'' (Turkish remake of ''

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''), ''Canan'' and historical series ''Mehmetçik Kut'ül Amare''.

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 () is a private university founded in 1996, located in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul, Turkey. The university has four campuses in Istanbul: SantralIstanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı. History The university was ...

. 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 sea ...

''. 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 ''

''. She married

, 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)

Personal life

Gamze Özçelik was raped by basketball player Gökhan Demirkol, whose conviction was overturned twice before being sentenced to prison. According to the trial, she was greatly affected by the rape.

References

External links

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