| Aysel Gürel | |
| Birth Name: | Gönül Aysel Gürel |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1929 |
| Birth Place: | Sarayköy, Denizli, Turkey |
| Death Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation: | Lyricist, actress |
| Spouse: | Vedat Akın (divorced 1957)[1] |
| Children: | Müjde Ar Mehtap Ar |
| Alma Mater: | Istanbul University |
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 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]
On 7 February 2018, Google celebrated her 89th birthday with a Google Doodle.[3]
See 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;
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^ She wrote the song with Sezen Aksu.