[1][2] She became national champion in the Women's 470 class at the Turkish Championships held on September 9–13, 2008 off Çayırova, Kocaeli Province.

[4] She finished first in the Women's Laser Radial class at the 2010 Turkish Sailing Championships held off Bodrum, Muğla Province.

[5] Dönertaş obtained her first international success with a bronze medal in the Women's Laser Radial class at the 2010 Athens Eurolymp Week in Greece.

[6] She became champion in the Women's Laser Radial class at the 2010 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship off Burgas, Bulgaria.

[7] At the 2011 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship in the Gulf of Izmit, Kocaeli Province, she won again the gold medal in the Laser radial class.