Background
She was born on October 4, 1983 in Adana as the second child of four sieblings.
She was born on October 4, 1983 in Adana as the second child of four sieblings.
After the high school, she attended the Gazi University in Ankara, and gained in 2002 a degree in Sports and Physical Education.
After fighting in amateur boxing some years, she got interested in wushu. In 2004, she began performing. After some years of unemployment, she became a secondary education school teacher in Istanbul.
Asked about her nickname, she comments: There is a saying that "a good wrestler keeps his ear intact, and a good boxer his nose".
I could keep my face undemolished sofar. At a tournament in Hungary, my Russian opponents named me "Xena the Warrior Princess".
My husband calls me now also "Xena". Bronze (65 kg) 9th World Championships - November 11–17, 2007, Beijing, China.
She is a member of the Star Academy Sport Club in Adana, where she is coached by Hakan Şahade.