İdil Saadet Akalın Tunalıgil was born in Germany in 1968. She studied textile. Tunalıgil received training at İSMEK between 2009-2011, and at Tarz-ı Kadim Workshop between 2012-2013. She took botanical plant classes from Hülya Korkmaz and miniature classes from Özcan Özcan in 2014. One of Tunalıgil’s works was deemed worthy of exhibition in 17th State Decorative Arts Competition organized by the Ministry of Culture and tourism. She took miniature classes from Cihangir Aşurov at the Classical Turkish Arts Foundation for three years, and continues her studies at this foundation.