Zehra Koblay was born in Istanbul in 1977. She continues her education at Anadolu University Open Education Faculty History Department. She started her illumination training with the classes she took from Asiye Kafalıer at Turkish Youth Foundation in 1994, and continued with Suğgur Kars and Ayşenur Kadakçı Velioğlu. She continues her studies at Asiye Kafalıer Dönmez’s Mim-Art Workshop since 2005. Koblay participated in various exhbitions both at home and abroad.