Background
She studied music as a child with her mother and completed primary education in Ankara and high school in Istanbul.
She studied music as a child with her mother and completed primary education in Ankara and high school in Istanbul.
She continued her music education at the Berlin Hochschule Music Academy, studying with Rudolph Schmidt for piano and Paul Hoffer for composition. After returning to Ankara, she studied with Ernst Praetorius. Returning to Turkey in 1969, she taught music at Cemberlitas Girls" High School and continued work as a composer.