She was offered, but declined, a ministerial position by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu during the formation of an interim election government in August 2015.

Ayşe Gülsün was born on 25 February 1957 in Ankara, as the daughter of journalist Metin Toker and as the granddaughter of the 2nd President of Turkey, İsmet İnönü.

She graduated from the International Relations department at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and later became a member of teaching staff at Bilkent University.

[4] Bilgehan was one of the five CHP politicians who were offered ministerial positions by Justice and Development Party leader Ahmet Davutoğlu in August 2015.

Since 3 October 2011, she became a member for the second time, serving as the treasurer of the PACE Socialist Group since the same year.