Ayse Arman was born in Adana in 1969. His father Mehmet Kutman Arman is a graduate of Austrian High School. He met his next door neighbor Veronika Arman, a German ballerina, when he was studying in college in Switzerland. Ayse Arman is the second born from this marriage. She was raised a tomboy since her parents expected a son. She’s from the generation that grew up on the streets. She climbs trees, she skates, is a good diver and runner. She went to Tarsus American High School before studying radio and television at Istanbul University’s communications department. She dropped out when she began working at Nokta Magazine. 22 years later she had the opportunity to finish her degree. She’s a passionate journalist. Before joining Hurriyet she worked at Nokta, Aktuel, Tempo, Marie Claire and Yeni Yuzyil.