Hande graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Translation and Interpreting Studies (undergraduate degree) and American University’s Public Communication (master’s degree) departments. She has been working as a interpreter since 1989. She is a member of AIIC and TKTD and is accredited to EU institutions. She has been teaching interpretation courses at Boğaziçi University’s Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies since 1990. Her working languages are Turkish (A) and English (B). She is a partner and board member of Enterkon. Hande loves to watch musicals.