[1] Arzu Karabulut was born on 30 January 1991 in Cologne to Turkish parents Esef and Kevser, who immigrated to Germany in 1977.

[3][4] After completing her secondary education with a "Fachabitur", she began a two-year trainee program, which will last until 2014, as a tax expert assistant in her brother Irfan's office.

[6] She made her debut in the Frauen-Bundesliga playing in the first team of her club in the match against FF USV Jena on 27 November 2011.

[7] In July 2014, she transferred from Bayer 04 Leverkusen II in Germany,[8] where she scored 26 goals in 52 games of the last three seasons, to Konak Belediyespor in Izmir, Turkey.

[9] Arzu Karabulut transferred to Trabzon İdmanocağı after playing nine games and scoring two goals in the 2014–15 season with Konak Belediyespor.

[22][23] Between 2006 and 2007, Karabulut capped eleven times for the Turkey girls' under 17 national team, amongst others in the qualifications for the 2008 UEFA Women's U-17 Championship.

[3][32] She took part in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match first time against Montenegro on 28 November 2013.