Zeynep Tekin

She was born in 1983 in Batman. She completed her primary and secondary education in Batman. In 2017, she graduated from Maltepe University Architectural Restoration Department. In this field, she worked on tile and engraving restoration in the Harem Quarter of Topkapı Palace and also worked as a paper restorer.

She started her art life in 2009 by taking Illumination lessons from Ümmü Gülsüm Terzi. While continuing her illumination studies between 2009-2013, she also took Quilling (Katı') lessons from Ayşe Kiraz between 2012-2015. She continued the illumination classes organised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism at Topkapı Palace between 2013-2015 with Serap Bostancı. In 2017, she started to take Quilling classes with her teacher Safiye Morçay at the Classical Turkish Arts Foundation and graduated. She continues to work with her teacher. In 2019, she started to teach Quilling course in TDV Kagem Istanbul branch under the supervision of Safiye Morçay and still maintains it.

Her works were exhibited in many group exhibitions in illumination and quilling branches. In 2015, she was awarded with the ‘First Prize’ in the Quilling Branch of 7 Hills 7 Arts International Istanbul Classical Arts Competition, “Second Prize” in the Quilling Branch of 2017 Masters of the Future 5th Traditional Arts Competition and won various awards in many other competitions organised by Gesmek.