Gülbence was a women's magazine published weekly. As Hülya Avşar's Hülya magazine was being published at the same time, it created the so-called Gülben-Hülya conflict. Ergen's morning program Gülbence aired on TGRT from 1998 to 2001. The program contributed to the sales of her album Kör Aşık and boosted the rating for her TV series Marziye, and was again aired in 2006 until Ergen's first pregnancy forced her to withdraw from the program. In 2008, however, she returned to television with her news program Sürpriz. Gülben'den Masallar "Gülben'den Masallar" is the name of Ergen's first book, which contains seven different stories. They are primarily about issues such as environmental awareness, brotherly love, friendship, respect for the elderly, nature and animal love, and healthy nutrition. Ergen donated the money from the book's sales to the Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation. It was published by Kelime Yayınları, with Ebru Diril serving as the illustrator. Eda Demirbay helped Ergen with writing the book. Gülben In 2011, Ergen prepared a new TV program, titled Gülben, which aired on TRT daily. In 2013, she continued to present the program on Show TV with the same name. The content of the program was subjects related to life, and especially women. Health, diet, beauty, fashion, decoration, personal development, as well as issues that are closely related to women were the major topics of the program and special guests would be featured on the episodes from time to time. Discography Merhaba (1997) Kör Aşık (1999) Sade ve Sadece (2002) Uçacaksın (2004) Gülben Ergen Live in İstanbul (2005) 9+1 Fıkır Fıkır (2005) Gülben Ergen (2006) Aşk Hiç Bitmez (2008) Uzun Yol Şarkıları (2009) Hayat Bi' Gün (2011) Kalbimi Koydum (2015) Seni Kırmışlar (2020) Filmography References External links Official website 1972 births Living people People from Kadıköy Turkish pop singers Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Turkish folk-pop singers Singers from Istanbul Erenköy Girls High School alumni 20th-century Turkish actresses 21st-century Turkish singers 21st-century Turkish women singers