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Gülseren kupeli Dockrell
Gülseren kupeli was born in Erzincan, Turkey on the 5th September 1967, the eldest daughter of Esme and Yusuf.

She graduated from University with a Degree in Mine Engineering, followed by a Postgraduate MBA Degree. Gülseren had a long, varied and successful career, starting out at Türk Telekom in various positions in Erzincan before moving to Ankara. She left Turkish Telecom to pursue a career at Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, (General Directorate of the Mineral Research & Exploration),commonly known as MTA at their headquarters in Ankara. Gülseren had a very happy and fulfilling career at MTA where she worked her way up to Assistant Manager of the Geothermal energy Research Unit.

In 2008 Gülseren visited the United Kingdom to attend her younger sister's wedding. It was on the flight home that she sat next to her future husband Stephen Dockrell. After many trips between the UK and Turkey, Gülseren and Stephen were married on Buyukada, Istanbul on September 15th 2010. in a small ceremony attended only by close family.

It was not long after marrying when Gülseren lost her job at MTA due to marrying a foreigner. In 2014, Gülseren went to live in the UK where she struggled to find work. In 2017 Gülseren and Stephen brought a house on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire. They spend much of 2017 renovating the home before moving in early 2018.