Zeynep Nur Akaydın was born in Istanbul in 1987. She is a graduate of Istanbul Bilgi University International Trade and Business Program. Akaydın took illumination classes from Hacer Sönmez in 2009 for a year, from Hatice Kübra Kocabıyık and Şeyma Çınar between 2011-2013. Akaydın, who participated in various group exhibitions in Turkey, has been attending the illumination classes at Emel-Hüseyin Türkmen Art House for the last three years.