 After finishing high school, Gülşen enrolled in Istanbul Technical University and at the same time began performing at bars and later left the university.In 1995, while performing at a bar, she was discovered by a composer and made a contract with Raks Müzik for making her first studio album.Gülşen's debut album, "Be Adam", was released in 1996, which made her known in the music industry, but she preferred to take a break from her professional career and instead focused on her marital life.