Bahtiye Nihal Kazanan was born in Ankara in 1957. She is a graduate of Kadıköy Girls’ Vocational High School Handicrafts and Flower Department and Anadolu University Open Education Faculty Health Institutions Management Department. She received training from Ersin Yıldızhan for three years under the supervision of Dürdane Ünver at Küçükçekmece Municipality Traditional Arts Academy in 2013, and participated in many exhibitions. She continues to take pattern design classes from Hasan Türkmen and Katı’ Project Group classes at the same academy.