Background
She was born in Kilis, a town in the Gaziantep district of Turkey, in 1963.
She was born in Kilis, a town in the Gaziantep district of Turkey, in 1963.
She completed her secondary and high school education in Bursa.
She moved to Bursa in her early childhood along with her family. She was elected Mission Turkey in 1981 and represented Turkey at the Mission World beauty pageant in the same year. Having worked as a model for a short while, she started her acting career with the television series "Küçük Ağa" in 1983.