Turkey studied at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. In 1980 she became a Master of Science in the area of Biochemistry. In three years she received a degree of the Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry.
From 1977 to 1986 Nesrin worked as an instructor at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. In this year he became an associate professor of biochemistry at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey. He worked there until 1994. Since 1994 he was a professor in Turkey. Also, he worked as a Turkey representative at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Global Molecular and Cell Biology Network.