F. Dilek Yurdakul was born in Çanakkale. After completing her primary and secondary education in this city, she entered Gazi University, Faculty of Law in Ankara Turkey. When she graduated, she started her master's degree in Labor and Social Security Law at the same university. She is still a lawyer in a company in Ankara. She also lectures photography classes at a university in Ankara. For 5 years she has been spending most of her time on photography. She likes taking travel, street, and documentary photos. She likes telling stories of people she meets during her travels as well as cities with her photos. For 4 years she has been working on social responsibility projects and trying to photograph socially important issues. As a woman photographer, lawyer, and mother from Turkey, she made many speeches at Universities, Photograph Associations, and as a TEDx Speaker, she touched on the significance of being a woman and saying yes to change. She also takes part in social awareness projects. Her biggest aim is to increase social awareness and recognition of her stories and continue inspiring young women in her country. She joined many international and national exhibitions and won over 200 awards. She is still a contributor photographer for National Geographic YS and National Geographic Turkey.
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