She has graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture in 1986. Her postgraduate studies are focused on planning of protected area and management of sensitive ecosystems. Recently, she has been working on landscape biography, ecosystem services, and green infrastructure. Between 2006 and 2012, she served as ECLAS (European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools) Secretary-General and ECLAS Vice President, respectively. She was a member of the Steering Committee between 2002 and 2013 in the LE: NOTRE Project, which was initiated to develop cooperation on a global scale in education, research, and professional practice. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute, of which she was the chairman for one term.