Born in 1975, the artist graduated Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Programme in 1997.
During her career at the State Mint between 1997 and 2016, she created numerous coins and medals starting with the 5.000.000 Lira gold Dikilitas (the Obelisk of Theodosius) commemorative, which was the second piece of the Istanbul Cultural Heritage serie.
Reverse of the 50 Kr piece in circulation today; depicting the Bosphorus Bridge, is also her handiwork.
Coins she designed and sculpted:
- 1998 Istanbul Cultural Assets #2 – Dikilitas – Obelisk of Theodosius
- 1998 75th anniversary of the Turkish Republic Serie
- Republic and Women
- Republic and Children
- 1999 Istanbul Cultural Assets #3 – Tophane Fountain (gold and silver; two coin types)
- 1999 80th anniversary of Ataturk’s arrival at Samsun on 19th of May 1919
- 1999 700th anniversary of the Ottoman Empire’s establishemnt / Conquest of Constantinople
- 2000 First Turkish Pilot – Sabiha Gökçen
- 2000 Cities of the Antiquity #1 – Ephesus Celsus
- 2000 Türkiye’s candidacy to European Union membership
- 2001 23th of April
- 2001 Traditional Turkish Handcrafts #1 – Iznik Pottery
- 2001 Turks of the Millenium – Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi
- 2001 Birds of Türkiye Serie
- Great Bustard (Otis Tarda)
- Scops Owl (Otus Scops)
- Black Francolin (Francolinus Francolinus)
- Imperial Eagle (Aquila Heliaca)
- White Headed Duck (Oxyura Leucocephala)
- 2002 Ataturk portrait for the circulation 250.000 Lira (*33, p. 33)
- 2002 Flowers of Türkiye Serie
- Yanardoner (Centaurea Tchihatcheffii)
- Akcacingirak (Campanula Betulifolia)
- Anadolu Keteni (Linum Anatolicum)
- 2002 23th of April
- 2002 Hagia Sophia Mosque
- 2002 Istanbul Cultural Assets #4 Hagia Sophia Mosque
- 2002 Olympic Games – Skiing
- 2002 Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi
- 2003 Zeugma
- 2003 First Turkish European Champion Athlete, Süreyya Ayhan
- 2003 First Turkish Woman Lawyer, Süreyya Ağaoğlu
- 2003 550th anniversary of the conquest of Constantinople – Çinili Köşk
- 2004 Turks of the Millenium – Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror
- 2005 Ataturk portrait for the 25 Yeni Kurus for circulation (*33, p. 37)
- 2005 23rd Universiade Games Izmir
- 2005 Nemrud (bearing the 2003 date)
- 2005 Animals of Türkiye Serie
- Anatolian Leopard
- Kangal Shepard Dog
- Grizzly Bear
- Anatolian Wild Sheep
- Ankara Goat
- Tailed Dormouse
- Jerboa
- Ankara Cat
- 2006 800th anniversary of Gevher Nesibe Hospital Complex
- 2006 Solar Eclipse
- 2006 70th anniversary of Mehmet Akif Ersoy‘s death
- 2006 Calligrapher Hamid Aytaç
- 2007 Safranbolu Houses
- 2007 Kayseri Kültepe – First bronze age – IDOL
- 2008 Seljuki zodiac representations
- Aries – Ram
- Taurus – Bull
- Gemini – Twins
- Cancer – Crab
- Leo – Lion
- Virgo – Maiden
- Libra – Scales
- Scorpio – Scorpion
- Sagittarius – Archer
- Capricorn – Goat
- Aquarius – Water Bearer
- Pisces – Fish
- 2008 Traditional Turkish Handcrafts – Miniature
- 2008 Centenary of Kabataş High School
- 2008 Çatalhöyük
- 2008 Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
- 2008 800th anniversary of the birth of Nasreddin Hoca
- 2009 Reverse of the circulation coin 50 Kurus bearing the Bosphorus Bridge (*33, p. 44)
- 2009 Barack Obama’s visit to Türkiye
- 2009 90th anniversary of Ataturk’s arrival at Samsun on 19th of May 1919
- 2009 Imperial Eagle & Bearded Vulture 1 TL
- 2009 World Bank Group Meeting in Istanbul
- 2009 150th anniversary of Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University
- 2009 1430th anniversary of Hijrah
- 2010 90th anniversary of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
- 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship
- 2010 1400th anniversary of revelation of Qur’an
- 2010 Ahırkapı Lighthouse
- 2010 Centenary of Osman Hamdi – Istanbul Archeological Museum
- 2011 European Youth Olimpics – Trabzon
- Silver
- Bronze
- 2011 5th Universiade Winter Games – Erzurum
- Skiing
- Hockey
- 2011 650th anniversary of Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling
- 2011 Centenary of Yildiz Technical University
- 2011 Centenary of the Turkish Airlines
- 2011 Hejaz Railway – Medina Station
- 2014 450th anniversary of Matrakcı Nasuh (*1)
- 2014 First actress, Afife Jale
Medallions she created:
- 2008 Seljuki medallion
- 2009 Grand Bazaar Nuruosmaniye Gate medallion bearing the logo of the Turkish Numismatics Association and the Coat of Arms of the Ottoman Empire
- 2010 European Capital of Culture; Istanbul
[1] Sculptor / artist of some of the commemoratives released by the State Mint, were not announced on the certificates or the newsletters. Designers of such coins are listed only to the extent that we could identify their designer. The list will be updated with new information.