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]

Aysel Gürel
Born
Gönül Aysel Gürel

(1929-02-07)7 February 1929
Sarayköy, Denizli, Turkey
Died17 February 2008(2008-02-17) (aged 79)
Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materIstanbul University
OccupationLyricist, actress
Spouse(s)Vedat Akın (divorced 1957)[1]
ChildrenMüjde Ar
Mehtap Ar

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

Songs written by
Main article: List of songs with lyrics by Aysel Gürel

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
  • Git[A] (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.

Tribute albums
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gollark: Wait, that book is popular so people actually know about it, what vaguely ridiculously esoteric books have I read...
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gollark: Imagine: someone tells you "yes I really like [CHARACTER] or [EVENT]". If you have no idea what book they're from or any idea about it, you may have to embarrass yourself and say you don't know! But with a way to search all books ever (okay, you can't do that with just public domain ones however bees) you can have vague surface level knowledge of something on demand!
gollark: I'm aware of that, but they don't have a convenient search thing.

References
  1. Seral Cumalı (8 December 2013). "Sinemada tabuları yıkan kadın" (in Turkish). Posta.
  2. "Turkish lyric writer Gürel dies". Turkish Daily News. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  3. "Aysel Gürel's 89th Birthday". Google. 7 February 2018.
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