She finished her primary and secondary education in Denizli before moving to İzmir to pursue her passion for volleyball in high school.
She subsequently began working for Star TV and presented news, sports, and life style programs.
Barut made her professional acting debut with the TV series Kaybolan Yıllar in 2006.
Aside from her career on television she has appeared in a number of movies, including Sesinde Aşk Var and Baba Parası.
Barut married director Şafak Bakkalbaşıoğlu in 2005, with whom she has two sons named Kuzey and Uzay.