Melek İyem was born in İzmir. She graduated from Trakya University Fine Arts Faculty Architecture and Decorative Arts Restoration Department. She finished her internship at Edirne Eski Cami and Üç Şerefeli Cami drawing and scraping. She moved to Mimar Sinan University Traditional Turkish Arts Tezhip (İllumination) Miniature department. İyem, opened Classial Turkish Plastic Arts workshop in 2010.