Mebruke Tuncel, born in 1957, graduated from Marmara University Fine Art Faculty Traditional Turkish Handicrafts Illumination – Miniature Department in 1995, ranking second in her class. She did two master’s degrees, one at Mimar Sinan University Traditional Turkish Handicraft Illumination Program and one in Turkish Islamic Arts Program. Her works were exhibited in private and group exhibitions in Turkey, and in group exhibitions abroad. Tuncel’s master:
Prof. Fatma Çiçek Derman, Prof. Faruk Taşkale, Münevver Üçer (illumination); Günseli Kato, Yakup Cem, Prof. Ergin İnan (miniature); Prof. Uğur Derman (book arts); Prof. Muhittin Serin (khatt); Prof. Feryal İrez (art history); Atilla Altan (Turkish art); and Prof. Banu Mahir.