About
Born in Istanbul, she graduated from the Turkish Music Conservatory Istanbul and was accepted at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala where she studied with many distinguished artists, including Leyla Gencer, Mirella Freni, Luciana Serra, Renato Bruson and Luigi Alva.
A prize-winner in many international competitions, her awards include 4th prize in The Siemens National Opera Contest in Istanbul, finalist in the 4th Leyla Gencer International Opera Contest and 2nd prize in The Lieder and Songs Contest in Istanbul promoted by the Sedat & Gürel Art Foundation. At The International Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition she was awarded third prize and Media Prize and also an audition prize for The Wiener Staatsoper.
In the same year she won the Aida Prize in The Aida Competition in Verona, followed by the Zarzuela Prize in The Francisco Viñas Competition. In Turkey she was awarded a special prize from the Lions’ Club, The Andante Magazine nominated her for a Donizetti Classical Music Award and most recently she attained the Suna Korad Special Priza for best female opera singer of the year from the Semiha Berksoy Foundation in Turkey.