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;

• 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

• Aysel'in (2013)

References

External links

• Aysel Gürel at IMDb
• Aysel Gürel lost the battle with cancer
• The New Anatolian: Aysel Gurel passes away^{[permanent dead link]}

На других языках

[ru] Гюрель, Айсель