Deniz YANIK graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Electric-Electronics Engineering Department. She got her master’s degree in the same Department in METU.
She began her career at Undersecretariat for Defense Industries in 1992. Since 2000 she has been working in Information and Communications Technologies Authority (ICTA). After working as ICT Expert and Head of Authorization Department in ICTA, she currently works as Vice President responsible for mainly authorization, spectrum menagament, sectoral auditing, sectoral research and develoment.