Sabahat Palabıyık was born in Erzurum in 1944. She is a graduate of Topkapı Palace Illumination and Miniature Training Department. Palabıyık took classes from Cahide Keskiner, Semih İrteş, Mamure Öz, Ülker Erke and Nilgün Gencer; and gave classes at the Association of Artists from Bakırköy (BASAD) and Classical Turkish Arts Foudnation. Palabıyık participated in various group and personal exhibitions in Turkey.