Her father, İbrahim Birmeç, was a veterinary officer who migrated from Ioannina to Istanbul.
After finishing her studies at Erenköy Girls High School she enrolled in the Ankara State Conservatory with her father's support.
She first went on stage with a role in an adaptation of Molière's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme.
After ending her stage career, she was cast in the movies Yer Demir Gök Bakır, Yengeç Sepeti, and Cumhuriyet as well as the TV series Baharın Bittiği Yer and Şehnaz Tango.
She also became known for her roles in radio theatre adaptations and worked as a voice actress on the Turkish version of a couple of movies.