Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu (née Kavas;[1] born 1947) is a Turkish psychiatrist, writer and TV presenter.
Although she has written about many different subjects, in recent years she has become known for her novels which have been adapted to various TV series, including İstanbullu Gelin (2017–19), Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir (2019–21), Kırmızı Oda (2020–22), Masumlar Apartmanı (2020–22), Camdaki Kız (2021–present), Terzi, Kral Kaybederse and Kardeş.
[3] Budayıcıoğlu graduated from university in September 1972,[4] and during this period she faced pressure to choose a career path as either a TV presenter or a doctor.
At the end of the same year, she quit her job as a TV presenter in November, and started to work as an assistant at the university by December.
[7] During this period, she also hosted a program called İnsan ve Dünyası, which was prepared in cooperation with the university and TRT,[7] and in which subjects such as various diseases and social problems were discussed together with experts.
[8][9] Budayıcıoğlu started her writing career in 2004 with the book Madalyonun İçi, Bir Psikiyatrın Not Defterinden.
[10] The İstanbullu Gelin series, broadcast on Starv TV between 2017 and 2019, is an adaptation of her book, Hayata Dön.
[16] In another article, she stated that her books had "great details and soul enriching analysis", and their language was "very clear and fluent".
[19] Budayıcıoğlu, who received intense criticism when news broke, admitted that she had fired five psychologists from her own clinic and made a statement to Ayşe Arman.
They distorted and stretched the sentences that I had told them for years to make them good in their profession... All of them shared this on their pages, that means they approved it...".