Duygu Özel currently serves as a Cadet Pilot at Turkish Airlines, a position held since November 2023. Prior to this role, Duygu Özel worked as a Human Resources Specialist at the Presidency of Defence Industries from February 2018 to November 2023 and completed an internship at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in the Banking and Financial Institutions Department in 2015. Duygu Özel began professional experience as an Office Assistant at Middle East Technical University, supporting the International Cooperations Office from December 2011 to March 2014. Duygu Özel holds a Master's degree in Financial Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Middle East Technical University, as well as an Associate's degree in Agricultural Technology from Anadolu University.