However, due to lack of a women's basketball team in her hometown, she chose playing volleyball.

She began her sports career at the age of eight in the club Kula Gradacac in her hometown.

[10] İsmailoğlu was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina youth and juniors national teams.

Her double citizenship enabled her to opt in playing for the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

[4][11] She represented Turkey at the qualification round for beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.