Başak Gümülcinelioğlu

Actress · 2 series

Başak Gümülcinelioğlu is a Turkish actress, 35 years old (born 1991), from Fatih, Istanbul. Best known for Lale Karataş in Ugly, Pırıl Baytekin in Love Is in the Air.

Born: 22 October 1991, Fatih, Istanbul

Zodiac: Libra

Spouse: Çağrı Çıtanak

Biography

Born in Fatih, Istanbul, in 1991, Başak Gümülcinelioğlu completed her secondary education at Bahçelievler Anatolian High School and later earned a second high-school diploma at Goodland High School in Kansas through the AFS programme. Her time in the United States also introduced her to musical theatre. She studied architecture at Bahçeşehir University and continued with postgraduate work in architectural design at Istanbul Technical University. Alongside her architectural training, she studied acting at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center and later completed drama and on-camera acting training at LAMDA in London. Her stage credits include Barut Fıçısı with İstanbul Halk Tiyatrosu and the Hababam Sınıfı musical with BKM Tiyatrosu. Her screen work includes 8. Gün, Erkenci Kuş, Yargı, Love Is in the Air as Pırıl Baytekin, and Çirkin as Lale Karataş.

Sources: MF Yapım RA Entertainment TürkDizisi Sözcü

Education

Bahçelievler Anatolian High School; later Goodland High School in Kansas, USA, where she obtained a second high-school diploma through the AFS program
Architecture at Bahçeşehir University’s Faculty of Architecture and Design; postgraduate study in architectural design at Istanbul Technical University
Acting at Müjdat Gezen Art Center; drama and on-camera acting at LAMDA