Ayten Pelit was born in Germany in 1969. She graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1997. She took illumination classes from Tahsin Ayutalp, khatt classes from Ali Alparslan, and miniature classes from Yakup Cem. Afterwards, Pelit started working as an illumination and miniature instructor at Kadıköy Public Education Center. Gülsen Erdeniz, Nermin Özboyacı, Hümeyra Onbaşlı Eken, Döne Şentürk, Ayhan Özüak and Serpil Kutluğ are some of the students Pelit trained.