Aysel Gürel

Biography

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

Biography

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

Tribute

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

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;

Allahaısmarladık (1977) by Sezen Aksu
Firuze[A] (1982) by Sezen Aksu
Sen Ağlama[A] (1984) by Sezen Aksu
Haydi Gel Benimle Ol (1984) by Sezen Aksu
Sevda (1985) by Nükhet Duru
Sonbahar (1986) by Sezen Aksu
Ünzile (1986) by Sezen Aksu
Değer Mi (1986) by Sezen Aksu
Sarışın (1988) by Sezen Aksu
Dünya Tatlısı (1988) by Zerrin Özer
Hani Yeminin (1988) by Zerrin Özer
Bir Kız (1988) by Ayşegül Aldinç
Şekerim (1989) by Gökben
Resmin Yok Bende (1990) by Ajda Pekkan
Hadi Bakalım (1991) by Sezen Aksu
Ne Kavgam Bitti Ne Sevdam (1991) by Sezen Aksu
Gelmeyeceğim (1991) by Ayşegül Aldinç
Abone (1991) by Yonca Evcimik
Taksit Taksit (1991) by Yonca Evcimik
Ayıpsın (1991)[A] by Aşkın Nur Yengi
Show Yapma (1992) by Nilüfer
Yine Yeni Yeniden Sev (1992) by Nilüfer
Hadi Yine İyisin (1993) by Tayfun
Yok (1993) by Ajda Pekkan
Vurulmuşum Sana (1994) by Asya
Of Aman (1994) by Nalan
Yasaksız Seviş Benimle (1994) by Tarkan
Eğrisi Doğrusu (1994) by Nilüfer
Gölge Çiçeği (1997) by Reyhan Karaca
Vur Yüreğim (1999) by Sertab Erener
Aşk (1999) by Sertab Erener
Tılsım (2001) by Burcu Güneş
A^ She wrote the song with Sezen Aksu.