[2][3] She took the bronze medal at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Antalya, Turkey.

Her team finished the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship held in Poland and the Netherlands on place eight.

She became gold medalist at the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League in Arlington, Texas, United States.

[9] She participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics with the Turkish national team Elif Şahin was born in Ankara, Turkey on 19 January 2001.

Her two-years older sister Saliha is also a professional volleyball player in the Outside Hitter position, who plays for Besiktas.