Leyla Hanım was born (date unknown) in Constantinople (now Istanbul).
Her father was Moralızâde Hâmid Efendi and her mother was Hadîce Hanım.
As a member of the Mevlevi Order, she is buried at the Galata Mevlevihanesi.
After Leyla's divorce, she started writing poetry collected in a diwan.
After her father died she wrote odes in the Iran tradition of ghazal.