Born in Istanbul in 1990. She began studying the tanbur (Turkish long-necked lute) with Sadun Aksüt at the ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory in 2004. Between 2008 and 2011 she worked as a tanbur player at TRT (Turkish Radio and Television Company) and often collaborated with her father, vocalist Faruk Salgar. She moved to Strasbourg in 2011 and is currently working on her PhD in musicology at the University of Strasbourg. Deeply rooted in traditional Turkish music, she often steps out of her comfort zone to push the boundaries of traditional tanbur playing techniques. In 2016 she founded the improvised music group "Savt" with Zeynep Ayse Hatipoglu and Canfeza Gündüz. Their first album "Birinci Hane" was released by AK Müzik in Istanbul. In 2018, she started a duo with singer-songwriter Zoe Heselton. They recorded the album "Health to Your Hands" and it was released by the label "Soleils Bleus". In 2020 she was a solo performer for Marina Abramovic's exhibition "Akıs/Flux" at the Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul. She released her first solo album "Step Out" with Pantopia Music and "Velvele," a duo album with Anil Eraslan, under Wabisabi Tapes in 2023. She currently plays with ensembles such as SAVT, Sousta Politiki, Incredible Mektoub Orchestra, Imbroglio, Klank.ist, Ottomaniak and collaborates with musicians from the improvised and traditional music scene. She is also a professor at the CFPM (Centre de Formation Professionnelle de la Musique) and the CEDIM (Centre d'Enseignement et de Développement de l'Improvisation Musicale) in Strasbourg.