She began her professional career in 1996 at the Society for the Protection of Nature* (DHKD). From 2000 to 2008, she served as the Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program (SGP) in Turkey at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), providing support for environmental projects. During this period, she made efforts to integrate environmental conservation with other social areas.
Between 2008 and 2019, she spent 10 years experiencing farm life, agriculture, soil, and production firsthand in Samsun. Since 2018, she has been providing intermittent support in various fields to the Civil Society Development Center.
She graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Hacettepe University in 1993. In 1995, she completed her master's degree in Agricultural and Food Economics at the Mediterranean Agricultural Institute of Montpellier (IAMM).
*Note: DHKD later became WWF.