She received her doctoral degree from the University of Cukurova in legume breeding in the Department of Field Crops. She has published more than 50 national and international publications with a focus on lentil and chickpea breeding. She has registered a lentil cultivar and, currently, some chickpea and lentil lines are under registration. Presently, she is conducting three national and international projects about cultivar improvement and orobanch resistance and wide adaptation.