Meral Kurtulus was born on 1 January 1938 in Pristina, Yugoslavia (now Republic of Kosovo). She was an actress, known for Jilet Kazim (1971), Kin (1974) and Yarin Son Gündür (1971). She was married to Cevat Kurtulus and Cevat Kurtulus. She died in January 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey.