Özlem Gürkan was born in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Librarianship (New name: Document-Information Management). Later, he completed his master's degree in Marmara University Document-Information Management department. He started his first professional experience as the Architectural Library Manager of Yapı Endüstri Merkezi, a corporate company. Later, he joined the Istanbul Technical University community. After working in the reference department of the central library for a long time, she started working at the Center for Advanced Studies at ITU Music Library as of April 2014. His first major project as a music librarian was the merging of Borusan music library donations with MIAM music library. He is a sea enthusiast. At the same time, he continues to be an active instructor at Istanbul Technical University Underwater Sports Club, which is affiliated with the Turkish Underwater Sports Federation.