Emine Sukla Çelikay was born in Istanbul in 1983. She graduated from Kazım Karabekir Imam Hatip High School in 1999. In 2001, she started studying khatt with Hüseyin Türkmen at Edirnekapı Mihrimah Sultan Mosque Complex and received illumination training at Emel Türkmen Workshop for ten years, starting from 2002. Çelikay continued her illumination studies at İSMEK after 2008. She participated in many exhibitions both at home and abroad. Çelikay, who continues her illumination studies, won prizes in various competitions.