She was born in Famagusta in 1993. She graduated from Famagusta Turkish Maarif College in 2011. In 2015, she completed her undergraduate studies as the top student in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Near East University. In 2018, she completed her master's degree at Pamukkale University, and as of 2019, she continues her doctoral studies at Pamukkale University. She worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Girne American University between 2018 and 2019. Since 2021, she has been working as a lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Near East University, teaching courses in both English and Turkish. Her research focuses on neurological rehabilitation, neurosurgical rehabilitation, and geriatric rehabilitation. She has been a member of the Cyprus Turkish Physiotherapists Association since 2015, and also since June 2023, she has been serving as the General Secretary on the board of the Cyprus Turkish Physiotherapists Association.

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