Gamze Karaman

Gamze Karaman — Biography

Gamze Karaman followed a path from handball to the catwalk and then to the screen, and works as a model, actress and television presenter. Since her marriage she has also been known in public as Gamze Karaman Keçeli. She first made her name in 2003 when she won the Türkiye Güzeli title at the Miss Model of Turkey contest.

A former handball player, she graduated from the Marmara University School of Sports. After her success in the beauty contest, she placed second at Miss Globe International in 2004, an event that brings together the winners of that contest. In the following years she turned to acting, appearing in the series Arka Sokaklar (2006), in the film The Class (2007) as Eda, and in the series Kızım Nerede (2010) and Düşler ve Umutlar (as Asya). In 2012 she played Abide Sultan in the series Harem.

In her private life she is married to a businessman and has a son.