Deniz is an active soloist, chamber musician and educator currently based in Melbourne, Australia. Her cultural background as a Turkish-Australian and her passion for foreign languages, ethnomusicology and historical performance practice allows her to connect diverse pieces in a single programme.

Deniz had the privilege of studying with Perth's renowned teacher Dr John Casey prior to moving to Melbourne, where she completed her performance studies at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music studying with Daniel McKay. She performed at some of Australia’s major venues, performance highlights include solo and chamber recitals in Melba Hall, Montsalvat Artists Colony, Government House of Victoria and Perth Government House amongst others.

Deniz regularly performs in masterclasses for many of the world’s leading guitarists and scholars including Ricardo Gallén, Lorenzo Micheli, Andras Csaki, Alexander Swete, Stephen Goss, Timothy Kain, Minh Le Hoang, Harold Gretton and Carlo Barone amongst others.

Deniz plays a guitar made by Australian luthier Paul Sheridan.