 In 1960, she dropped out of her last year of Emirgan Secondary School, to join the Istanbul community theatre, and performed on stage for the first time in a children's play.She continued to perform at the Istanbul community theatre until 1965.After that, she went on to performing at bigger, more noted theatres, beginning in "Dün Gece Yolda Giderken Çok Komik Birşey Oldu" (Last Night Something Really Funny Happened on the Streets) at the Dormen Theatre.