Hunat Ayşe Öztoprak was born in 1976 in İstanbul. In 2000, she received her degree in Geophysical Engineering from İstanbul Technical University. She completed the Zübeyde Hanım Girls’ Vocational High School’s Child Development Department in 2003 as part of initiatives funded by the European Union. In 2010, the Ministry of national education awarded her the title of Master Instructor. She graduated from Preschool Teaching Program at Open University in 2011. In 2016, she completed the Master’s Program in Educational Administration and Supervision at Kyrenia American University. In 2020, she enrolled in the Near east University Doctorate Program in Educational Programs and Teaching.

Hunat Ayşe Öztoprak began her career in 2000 at ABC International Montessori School in Istanbul. She has worked at Ideal Child Education Centre, The English International School, and EDUKAKIDS - Modafen Schools at every level, from classroom teacher to school principal. She continued to teach at Bambini Montessori School while establishing her own organizations, Camp Cyprus and OrgaYoga, in 2016 after relocating to Cyprus. She began working in academia at the Girne American University Faculty of Education as a lecturer. She began working with us in 2023 as a lecturer in the Near East University Department of Classroom Teaching.

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