Gülcan Kaçmaz Sayyiğit was born in 1982 in Gevas where she received primary and high school education. Following she studied geography at the Yücüncü Yil University in Van.[1] Between 2008 and 2012 she was a geography teacher in Çatak, where she was also an involved in the Education and Science Workers' Union (Egitim Sen) during the same years.[1]
Professional career
Between 2012 and 2017 she was an educator at the vocational high school in Edremit.[1] She eventually served as the co-chair of the Van branch of the Egitim Sen.[1] In 2017, Sayyiğit was dismissed from public office per decree during a state of emergency.[1]