Zeynep Birsel Oral (born 15 February 1946) is a Turkish journalist.
Zeynep Birsel was born in Istanbul, Turkey, on 15 February 1946.
She also studied in École supérieure de journalisme de Paris in Paris, France, in 1966, and at the L'Institut des Etudes Théâtrales of Sorbonne University during 1964–1967.
[1] She is married to Ahmet Oral, and is the mother of two sons; Emre and Kerem.
[2] She also participated in the establishment of "Theatre Critics Association of Turkey", the Nazım Hikmet Foundation, "Turkey-Greece Friendship Association", KA-DER ("Association to Support and Train Female Candidates"), the Mother Culture Foundation and WINPEACE ("Women's Peace Initiative").