Meryem Can

Born in 1989 in Fatih, Istanbul, she graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Business Administration in 2013. In 2016, she passed the internship entrance exam for Certified Public Accountancy and after three years of internship, she passed the qualification exam in 2021 and received her Public Accountant licence. She worked as a public consultant for a short time working from home.

In 2018, she started taking illumination lessons from Müzehhibe Zeynep Bilgin. As of October 2023, she started Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University Traditional Arts Master's programme with thesis in Illumination. As of March 2024, she is currently attending illumination classes from Emel Türkmen.

In 2023, she took geometrical decoration (hendesi tezyinat) lessons from Hacer Topbaş Jamini and learnt the systems of 4, 5 and 6. She participated in the exhibition of geometrical decoration held in September 2024 with two works. The artist continues to deepen her knowledge in the field of traditional arts and to produce works.