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Günseli Başar
Günseli Başar
Born	22 January 1932; Istanbul, Turkey
Died	20 April 2013 (aged 81); Istanbul, Turkey
Children	1
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Turkey 1951; Miss Europe 1952
Major; competition(s)	Miss Turkey 1951 (Winner); Miss Europe 1952 (Winner)

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Günseli Başar (22 January 1932 – 20 April 2013) was a Turkish beauty contestant and columnist who was crowned Miss Turkey 1951 and Miss Europe 1952.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Başar was born on February 22, 1932, to an officer's family in Istanbul, where her father was stationed. However, her birth was registered some time later in Erzurum due to her father's transfer. Her great-grand uncle was Grand Vizier Halil Rifat Pasha, founder of the almshouse (Turkish: Darülaceze) in Istanbul and commissioner of the İzmir Clock Tower.^[1] She is of Rumelian Turkish, Circassian and Georgian descent.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Günseli Başar completed her secondary education at Erenköy Girls High School in Istanbul.^[7] While studying sculpture at the Fine Arts Academy in Istanbul,^[2] Günseli participated at a beauty pageant organized by the newspaper Cumhuriyet, and won the title Miss Turkey 1951 on October 13, 1951.^[8] The next year, she represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in Naples, Italy, and became Turkey's first ever Miss Europe winner on August 20, 1952.^[2]^[9]

She dropped out of her arts education, and at the age of 23, married Mehmet Kutsi Beğdeş, a charitable businessman. Günseli made her second marriage in 1959 to the Mayor of İzmir, Faruk Tunca. Both her marriages were short-lived. She has one daughter, Aslı, from her second marriage and two granddaughters.^[1]

In 1977, she accepted an offer from Erol Simavi, the owner of the daily newspaper Hürriyet, to write a column under the title "Günseli Oradaydı" (literally: "Günseli Was There") in order to finance her daughter's education abroad. After only one year of travelling across the country to write her column, she was involved in a traffic accident in which she was seriously injured. She underwent repeated operations on her head and arm. After recovering she did not return to her writing career.^[1]

Günseli Başar lived in Bodrum, Turkey until her death on 20 April 2013 at the age of 82.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Günseli Başar (Günseli Başar Kimdir? - Günseli Başar Hakkında)" (in Turkish). Hoş Sohbet. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Süsoy, Yener (2001-10-21). "Bizim kuşak doğal güzeldi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^ KÜLTÜR SANAT, SERVİSİ (21 April 2013). "Avrupa'nın en güzeline veda!". Milliyet. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ ÖZER, Ayşe (10 March 2009). "İlk Avrupa Güzelimiz Günseli Başar". Bodrum Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ YAVUZLAR, Berin (April 2010). "Bir kraliçe, Günseli Başar". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ DÜNDAR, Can (25 August 2013). "Garbın podyumlarında bir milli temsilci". candundar.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ "Güzellerimiz" (in Turkish). Erenköy Kız Lisesi Bitirenler Derneği. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
^ "Tarihte bugün: 13 Ekim". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ "Tarihte bugün: 20 Ağustos". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
^ "Türkiye'nin ilk Avrupa Güzeli hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). CNNTurk. Retrieved 2013-04-23.

Awards
Preceded by Nazire Hanım	Miss Turkey 1951	Succeeded by Ayten Akyol
Preceded by Hanni Schall	Miss Europe 1952	Succeeded by Eloisa Cianni

[hh-1] "Günseli Başar (Günseli Başar Kimdir? - Günseli Başar Hakkında)" (in Turkish). Hoş Sohbet. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

[hur1-2] Süsoy, Yener (2001-10-21). "Bizim kuşak doğal güzeldi". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

[Milliyet-3] KÜLTÜR SANAT, SERVİSİ (21 April 2013). "Avrupa'nın en güzeline veda!". Milliyet. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[BODTO-4] ÖZER, Ayşe (10 March 2009). "İlk Avrupa Güzelimiz Günseli Başar". Bodrum Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[xyzkadin-5] YAVUZLAR, Berin (April 2010). "Bir kraliçe, Günseli Başar". Marie Claire. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[candundar-6] DÜNDAR, Can (25 August 2013). "Garbın podyumlarında bir milli temsilci". candundar.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[eklbd-7] "Güzellerimiz" (in Turkish). Erenköy Kız Lisesi Bitirenler Derneği. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-02-09.

[8] "Tarihte bugün: 13 Ekim". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[9] "Tarihte bugün: 20 Ağustos". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

[death-10] "Türkiye'nin ilk Avrupa Güzeli hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). CNNTurk. Retrieved 2013-04-23.

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-'''Günseli Başar''' (22 January 1932&nbsp;– 20 April 2013) was a [[Turkish women|Turkish]] [[beauty contest]]ant and [[columnist]] who was crowned [[Miss Turkey]] 1951 and  [[Miss Europe]] 1952.<ref name="hh">{{cite web |url=http://www.hossohbet.net/forum/moda-tr/7001-gunseli-basar-gunseli-basar-kimdir-gunseli-basar-hakkinda.html |publisher=Hoş Sohbet |title=Günseli Başar (Günseli Başar Kimdir? - Günseli Başar Hakkında) |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref><ref name="hur1"/>
+'''Günseli Başar''' (22 January 1932 – 20 April 2013) was a [[Turkish women|Turkish]] [[beauty contest]]ant and [[columnist]] who was crowned [[Miss Turkey]] 1951 and  [[Miss Europe]] 1952.<ref name="hh">{{cite web |url=http://www.hossohbet.net/forum/moda-tr/7001-gunseli-basar-gunseli-basar-kimdir-gunseli-basar-hakkinda.html |publisher=Hoş Sohbet |title=Günseli Başar (Günseli Başar Kimdir? - Günseli Başar Hakkında) |language=tr |accessdate=2010-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723145841/http://www.hossohbet.net/forum/moda-tr/7001-gunseli-basar-gunseli-basar-kimdir-gunseli-basar-hakkinda.html |archive-date=2011-07-23}}</ref><ref name="hur1"/>
 ==Biography==
-Başar was born on February 22, 1932 to an officer's family in İstanbul, where her father was stationed. However, her birth was registered some time later in [[Erzurum]] due to her father's transfer. Her great-grand uncle was [[Grand Vizier]] [[Halil Rifat Pasha]], founder of the almshouse ({{lang-tr|Darülaceze}}) in Istanbul and commissioner of the [[İzmir Clock Tower]].<ref name="hh"/> She is of [[Rumelia|Rumelian Turkish]], [[Circassians|Circassian]] and [[Georgians in Turkey|Georgian]] descent.<ref name="Milliyet">{{cite news |last=KÜLTÜR SANAT |first=SERVİSİ |date=21 April 2013 |title=Avrupa’nın en güzeline veda! |url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/avrupa-nin-en-guzeline-veda-/gundem/gundemdetay/21.04.2013/1696315/default.htm |deadurl= |newspaper=[[Milliyet]] |location= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=2014-12-20 }}</ref><ref name="BODTO">{{cite news |last=ÖZER|first=Ayşe |date=10 March 2009 |title=İlk Avrupa Güzelimiz Günseli Başar |url=http://bodto.org.tr/news_detail.php?id=74237&lang=tr |deadurl= |newspaper= |location= |publisher= Bodrum Chamber of Commerce |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=2014-12-20 }}</ref><ref name="xyzkadin">{{cite news |last=YAVUZLAR | first=Berin|date=April 2010 |title=Bir kraliçe, Günseli Başar |url=http://www.xyzkadin.com/hayata-dair/gercek-hayat/bir-kralice-gunseli-basar/#.VJVQi14hA |deadurl= |newspaper= |location= |publisher=[[Marie Claire]] |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=2014-12-20 }}</ref><ref name="candundar">{{cite news |last=DÜNDAR| first=Can |date=25 August 2013 |title=Garbın podyumlarında bir milli temsilci |url=http://www.candundar.com.tr/_v3/index.php#!#Did=23859 |deadurl= |newspaper= |location= |publisher=candundar.com.tr |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=2014-12-20 }}</ref>
+Başar was born on February 22, 1932, to an officer's family in Istanbul, where her father was stationed. However, her birth was registered some time later in [[Erzurum]] due to her father's transfer. Her great-grand uncle was [[Grand Vizier]] [[Halil Rifat Pasha]], founder of the almshouse ({{langx|tr|Darülaceze}}) in [[Istanbul]] and commissioner of the [[İzmir Clock Tower]].<ref name="hh"/> She is of [[Rumelia|Rumelian Turkish]], [[Circassians|Circassian]] and [[Georgians in Turkey|Georgian]] descent.<ref name="Milliyet">{{cite news |last=KÜLTÜR SANAT |first=SERVİSİ |date=21 April 2013 |title=Avrupa'nın en güzeline veda! |url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/avrupa-nin-en-guzeline-veda-/gundem/gundemdetay/21.04.2013/1696315/default.htm |newspaper=[[Milliyet]] |accessdate=2014-12-20 }}</ref><ref name="BODTO">{{cite news |last=ÖZER|first=Ayşe |date=10 March 2009 |title=İlk Avrupa Güzelimiz Günseli Başar |url=http://bodto.org.tr/news_detail.php?id=74237&lang=tr |publisher= Bodrum Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=2014-12-20 }}</ref><ref name="xyzkadin">{{cite news |last=YAVUZLAR |first=Berin |date=April 2010 |title=Bir kraliçe, Günseli Başar |url=http://www.xyzkadin.com/hayata-dair/gercek-hayat/bir-kralice-gunseli-basar/#.VJVQi14hA |publisher=[[Marie Claire]] |accessdate=2014-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325201529/http://www.xyzkadin.com/hayata-dair/gercek-hayat/bir-kralice-gunseli-basar#.VJVQi14hA |archive-date=2015-03-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="candundar">{{cite news|last=DÜNDAR|first=Can|date=25 August 2013|title=Garbın podyumlarında bir milli temsilci|url=http://www.candundar.com.tr/_v3/index.php#!#Did=23859|url-status=dead|publisher=candundar.com.tr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227044115/http://candundar.com.tr/_v3/index.php#!|archive-date=2014-12-27|accessdate=2014-12-20}}</ref>
+Günseli Başar completed her secondary education at [[Erenköy Girls High School]] in Istanbul.<ref name="eklbd">{{cite web |url=http://erenkoykizlisesinibd.org.tr/c/detay.asp?id=6291 |publisher=Erenköy Kız Lisesi Bitirenler Derneği |title=Güzellerimiz |language=tr |accessdate=2013-02-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217235230/http://erenkoykizlisesinibd.org.tr/c/detay.asp?id=6291 |archive-date=2013-12-17 }}</ref> While studying sculpture at the [[Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University|Fine Arts Academy]] in [[Istanbul]],<ref name="hur1">{{cite news |url=http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2001/10/22/44434.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Bizim kuşak doğal güzeldi |author=Süsoy, Yener |date=2001-10-21 |language=tr |accessdate=2010-05-16 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173845/http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2001/10/22/44434.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Günseli]] participated at a beauty pageant organized by the newspaper ''[[Cumhuriyet]]'', and won the title [[Miss Turkey]] 1951 on October 13, 1951.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2008/tarihte.bugun/10/13/tarihte.bugun.13.ekim/496386.0/index.html |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Tarihte bugün: 13 Ekim |date=2008-10-11 |language=tr |accessdate=2014-12-20}}</ref>  The next year, she represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in [[Naples]], [[Italy]], and became Turkey's first ever Miss Europe winner on August 20, 1952.<ref name="hur1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2009/tarihte.bugun/08/20/tarihte.bugun.20.agustos/539943.0/index.html |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Tarihte bugün: 20 Ağustos |date=2009-08-19 |language=tr |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref>
-Günseli Başar completed her secondary education at [[Erenköy Girls High School]] in Istanbul.<ref name="eklbd">{{cite web |url=http://erenkoykizlisesinibd.org.tr/c/detay.asp?id=6291 |publisher=Erenköy Kız Lisesi Bitirenler Derneği |title=
-Güzellerimiz |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-02-09 }}</ref> While studying sculpture at the [[Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts|Fine Arts Academy]] in [[Istanbul]],<ref name="hur1">{{cite news |url=http://webarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/2001/10/22/44434.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Bizim kuşak doğal güzeldi |author=Süsoy, Yener |date=2001-10-21 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref> [[Günseli]] participated at a beauty pageant organized by the newspaper ''[[Cumhuriyet]]'', and won the title [[Miss Turkey]] 1951 on October 13, 1951.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2008/tarihte.bugun/10/13/tarihte.bugun.13.ekim/496386.0/index.html |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Tarihte bugün: 13 Ekim |date=2008-10-11 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-12-20}}</ref>  The next year, she represented her country at the Miss Europe beauty contest held in [[Naples]], [[Italy]], and became Turkey’s first ever Miss Europe winner on August 20, 1952.<ref name="hur1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2009/tarihte.bugun/08/20/tarihte.bugun.20.agustos/539943.0/index.html |newspaper=CNN Türk |title=Tarihte bugün: 20 Ağustos |date=2009-08-19 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-16 }}</ref>
 She dropped out of her arts education, and at the age of 23, married Mehmet Kutsi Beğdeş, a charitable businessman. Günseli made her second marriage in 1959 to the Mayor of [[İzmir]], Faruk Tunca. Both her marriages were short-lived. She has one daughter, Aslı, from her second marriage and two granddaughters.<ref name="hh"/>
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 In 1977, she accepted an offer from [[Erol Simavi]], the owner of the daily newspaper ''[[Hürriyet]]'', to write a column under the title "Günseli Oradaydı" (literally: "Günseli Was There") in order to finance her daughter's education abroad. After only one year of travelling across the country to write her column, she was involved in a traffic accident in which she was seriously injured. She underwent repeated operations on her head and arm. After recovering she did not return to her writing career.<ref name="hh"/>
-Günseli Başar lived in [[Bodrum]], Turkey until her death on 20 April 2013 at the age of 82.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/yasam/diger/04/20/turkiyenin.ilk.avrupa.guzeli.hayatini.kaybetti/704994.0/index.html |publisher=CNNTurk |title=Türkiye'nin ilk Avrupa Güzeli hayatını kaybetti |language=Turkish |accessdate=2013-04-23 }}</ref>
+Günseli Başar lived in [[Bodrum]], Turkey until her death on 20 April 2013 at the age of 82.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/yasam/diger/04/20/turkiyenin.ilk.avrupa.guzeli.hayatini.kaybetti/704994.0/index.html |publisher=CNNTurk |title=Türkiye'nin ilk Avrupa Güzeli hayatını kaybetti |language=tr |accessdate=2013-04-23}}</ref>
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+[[Category:People from Istanbul]]
 [[Category:Erenköy Girls High School alumni]]
-[[Category:Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni]]
+[[Category:Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul alumni]]
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 [[Category:Turkish people of Georgian descent]]
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+[[Category:Turkish women columnists]]
+[[Category:20th-century Turkish journalists]]
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+[[Category:21st-century Turkish journalists]]
+[[Category:20th-century Turkish women journalists]]
+[[Category:21st-century Turkish women journalists]]

Günseli Başar
Born	(1932-01-22)22 January 1932 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	20 April 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 81) Istanbul, Turkey
Children	1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Turkey 1951 Miss Europe 1952
Major competition(s)	Miss Turkey 1951 (Winner) Miss Europe 1952 (Winner)