She studied French language and literature at Istanbul University and eventually moved to Berlin, Germany.
Born to a mother who was a complete liberal feminist and the Chief of Women's Rights for the Turkish opposition party CHP, and a father, surprisingly, from the conservative north and is devoutly Muslim, Aslan believes her family is an accurate representation of Turkey itself.
She positions her models in states of undress before cracked mirrors and distorted glass, and creates figures that are fractured and bare, consciously objectifying the female form.
As topics such as gender and sexuality have grown to be increasing important in Turkey, Aslan believes such reactions to her work is due to the lack of open discourse about women in Turkish society.
In 2008, at the insistence of her cousin, and despite her father's approval, Eylül started a Flickr account and uploaded her photos, formally attaching her name to her work.