 She was forced to use the martial art at the age 17 while she and her friend were harassed in the street and has said that similar occasions have happened several times in her daily life.After finishing her studies at Şehremini Anadolu High School, she began studying Turkish classical music at the Istanbul Technical University.Simultaneously, she began performing at night clubs and bars in Istanbul but as she couldn't handle both her studies and her job, she left the university after the first year.