Born in 1987 in Bursa, Zeynep Yıldırım completed her studies in Koç Private High School in 2006 and then she graduated from NYC Communication Design Department of Parsons School of Design in 2010. After working 3 years in New York, she came back to Turkey and following her short-time experience in an agency, she founded the design studio roundabout in 2013 and started providing service in the fields such as corporate identity, packaging and book design. She became a member of GMK (Turkish Graphic Designers’ Occupational Organization) in 2012 and in 2018, she was appointed the Member of the Board of Directors of GMK. She is also a founding member of Mirror Circle women entrepreneurs’ platform.