Biography
She began her education at the Istanbul Technical University State Conservatory, violin department, with Prof. Ayhan Turan. She later studied with Hakan Şensoy and graduated from Prof. Ayhan Turan's violin class. In 1999, she was accepted to the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she continued her postgraduate studies with Prof. Nicholas Miller, thanks to a scholarship from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and the Eczacıbaşı Foundation. She continued her education at the Royal Academy of Music in London with the Joseph Bloch Award and the Poulett Scholarship. She is currently a member of the AIMA Festival Orchestra, a paid artist of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra since 2003, and a member of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra since 2004. She also serves as coordinator, violin and piano instructor at 440 Music Workshop, which she helped establish.
Between 2005 and 2007, she participated in engraving training seminars at the IMOGA Istanbul Graphic Arts Museum. Her works were invited to the International Original Printmaking Competition Exhibition. In 2021, she designed a music-themed product line for the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Design Store. Her patterns and engravings were used in designs and projects she developed with designers.
