She began her teaching career in a public kindergarten in Turkey. Later as a Fulbright scholar, she received her doctorate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Georgia. Her doctoral studies focused on children’s embodied mathematical practices in and out of school contexts and family perspectives on early mathematics education. Currently, she has an ongoing research grant funded by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey about supporting teachers of Syrian refugee children in public schools in Turkey and collaborating with refugee families with a focus on mathematics education.