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Şenay Gürler
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Şenay Gürler

Actor · 60 years old

Yeliz Aksel in the series Aşk ve Gözyaşı

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Age60
Birth dateJune 28, 1966
Birthplaceİzmir
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signCancer
Eye colorHazel
EducationDokuz Eylül University Faculty of Fine Arts, Cinema Department
Awards28th SİYAD Awards, Best Supporting Actress (Korkuyorum Anne)

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Şenay Gürler — Biography

Şenay Gürler is an actress who created one of Turkish television's memorable characters, Fatoş in Avrupa Yakası, and who has combined stage, dubbing, presenting and cinema. She now plays Yeliz Aksel in Aşk ve Gözyaşı, and in 2026 returned to the stage with the one-woman play Bu Hikâye Senden Uzun Osman.

Her path began in theater and voice work. While studying cinema at Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts she presented on TRT and acted at the İzmir Art Theatre; after moving to Istanbul she did advertising and film voice-over, and dubbed Lynette Scavo into Turkish in Desperate Housewives for the channel e2. Her screen career started with Kaygısızlar (1994). Avrupa Yakası (2004) made her widely known, and the same year her part as İpek in Reha Erdem's Korkuyorum Anne brought her the SİYAD Best Supporting Actress award. Acemi Cadı (Selda), Küçük Sırlar, Kaçak Gelinler (Seniha Sultan) and Şahsiyet followed.

In recent years she has played Azade Sancakzade in Kalp Yarası, Serap in the Netflix film Tam Bir Centilmen and Meral in the İyi Adamın 10 Günü films. She was the middle child of a tailor's family in İzmir, and in 2026 she told the press that good scripts are not coming her way.

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

The right door into Şenay Gürler is Avrupa Yakası: she played Fatoş Yıldız as one of the cast members who stayed throughout all six seasons, and the sitcom's tension between Nişantaşı and the traditional family was kept fresh by side characters like hers. Seeing her as Nükhet Çoban in Şahsiyet makes a telling comparison: an actress known for comic timing finds her place in the world of crime drama too.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

In Çukur and İçerde, the Meliha Sancaklı and Leyla Işık given to Şenay Gürler are supporting pieces in crime narratives built around male leads. Çukur centers on Yamaç's return, İçerde on the duel between Sarp and Celal; the women's parts support the story more than they carry it. It is hard to say that Gürler's ease in comedy finds its full match in these productions.

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