between 1975–1979, she served in the state investment bank of turkey. on 19 july 1976, she married uğur mumcu, a renowned investigative journalist. the next year, she gave birth to their son özgür, and in 1984 to their daughter özge. uğur mumcu was assassinated on 24 january 1993. the next year, güldal mumcu established a foundation of journalism named after her husband. one of the books the foundation published was her book "i̇çimden geçen zamen" ("the time passes through me"), which was about her life after uğur mumcu's assassination.