29.01.2026 16:00
Gamze Özçelik, who turned to spirituality after quitting acting, came into the spotlight with an emotional birthday post she made for her son Murathan, who just turned 16. While Özçelik's message to her son garnered attention on social media, comments were made about Murathan's latest appearance, saying, "How much he has grown."
Gamze Özçelik, who gained a large fan base with the character Commissioner Zeynep in the series Arka Sokaklar, made a radical decision to leave acting at the peak of her career and turned to spirituality.
IT HAD MADE HEADLINES WITH HER PRIVATE LIFE
Özçelik, who was once married to actor Uğur Pektaş, had a son named Murathan from this marriage. In June 2023, she married for the second time to Bosnian-Australian actor Reshad Strik, known from the program "The New Member of the Family."
HER SON TURNED 16
Choosing to live a life away from the spotlight, Gamze Özçelik came into the limelight again with a post about her son Murathan's birthday. Özçelik shared a photo of her son, taken from behind, on her social media account, accompanied by Sezen Aksu's song "You Are My Everything."
EMOTIONAL MESSAGE
The famous personality included the following expressions in her post: "First my prayer, then my gratitude. Happy birthday... May God grant you beauty in this world and the hereafter. May He protect you from the evil of His creations. May He always make you a source of joy for us. I love you indescribably, my son," she wrote.
COMMENTS FLOODED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media users who saw the latest state of Gamze Özçelik and Uğur Pektaş's son Murathan commented with remarks like "he has grown so much" and "he has become so big," quickly bringing the post into the spotlight.