Born in 1978 in Istanbul, Melis Çiftçi graduated from Özel Işık High School in 1996 and continued her higher education in Boston, Massachusetts, where she received her degree in Business Administration from Mount Ida College in 2000. She started her business career at Ak-Pa Tekstil İhracat Pazarlama AŞ Melis Çiftçi serves on the Boards of Akkök Holding AŞ, where she is a Board Member.