She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at the Faculty of Architecture, Yıldız Technical University (YTU). She received her PhD from YTU Graduate School of Science and Engineering (FBE) in 2022, with a thesis titled “Investigating the Use of Alkali-Activated Volcanic Tuff of Cappadocia Region in Historic Masonry Buildings”. This thesis earned her the “The Best Thesis Award in Architecture” from YTU FBE in 2023. She also obtained a national patent with her dissertation. Until 2023, she served as a teaching assistant at YTU, where she lectured on the structural systems and materials of concrete, steel, wood, masonry, and high-rise buildings.
Her research interests include heritage conservation, structural damage analysis, material analysis and characterization, waste utilization, alkali activation, geopolymers, sustainable material production compatible with historical buildings, restoration, in-situ application of new materials, in-situ non-destructive and destructive testing, and artificial intelligence applications in architecture. She has authored several articles, book chapters, and publications on these topics. Additionally, she is a member of various national and international working groups focused on sustainability, restoration of historic buildings, and cultural heritage conservation.
She has experience as a researcher and scholar in various completed and ongoing interdisciplinary project groups supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) and various research project support units. She has produced several publications and filed patent applications as a result of these projects.