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Aysel Gürel

Gönül Aysel Gürel (7 February 1929 – 17 February 2008) was a Turkish lyricist and actress.[2] Besides her lyrics, which were performed by singers throughout Turkey, she was known for her outlandish clothing, make up and wigs.[2]

Biography

Aysel Gürel was born in 1929 in Denizli, Turkey, in the western part of the country.[2] She graduated from Istanbul University with a faculty of literature degree.[2] Her lyrics were performed by such noted Turkish singers as Sezen Aksu.[2] Besides lyric writing, Gürel also worked as an actress, drama player and a Turkologist.[2] In 2007, Gürel appeared in a Turkish television commercial for Pepsi.[2] Gürel was admitted to Metropolitan Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul in December 2007.[2] She was reportedly ill with lung cancer. She died of chronic bronchitis at the age of 79 on 17 February 2008 in Istanbul.[2] Gürel was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following a funeral at Teşvikiye Mosque.[2] Gürel was the mother of Turkish actresses, Müjde Ar and Mehtap Ar.[2]

Tribute

On 7 February 2018, Google celebrated her 89th birthday with a Google Doodle.[3]

Songs written by

She wrote the lyrics of very popular songs that reached smash hit and classical status in Turkey's music history such as;

A^ She wrote the song with Sezen Aksu.

Tribute albums

References

  1. ^ Seral Cumalı (8 December 2013). "Sinemada tabuları yıkan kadın" (in Turkish). Posta.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Turkish lyric writer Gürel dies". Turkish Daily News. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Aysel Gürel's 89th Birthday". Google. 7 February 2018.

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