Career
After finishing her Abitur (A-level) in Lübeck, she decided to embark on a career in management economics. During this time, she was chosen by VIVA from among a pool of 500 hopefuls in a VJ search. In 2004, teaming up with Mustafa Sandal she got onto the European top 10 music charts with Aya Benzer.
In 2004, she placed 2nd in Maxim Magazine"s women of the year in television
She also placed 60th in FHM Germany"s 100 sexiest women and 71st for 2005. Since 2004, Gülcan has been involved in many charitable purposes such as with United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund for the "1 Viennese Tulip Ball".
Since January 2005, she has moderated the interactive live show 17 together with Janin Reinhardt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf. She has also taken up presenting a karaoke show called "Shibuya" which also airs on VIVA. On 7 July 2007 she presented at Live Earth.