 In 2013, she opened a Turkish restaurant in Herrsching am Ammersee.Since her orchestra debut at the age of 16, Özyürek has performed as a soloist in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, and Turkey; playing with major orchestras like the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (Belgium), the Mozart Symphony Orchestra (Germany), Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria), Süd-West Deutsche Philharmonic, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, İzmir State Symphony Orchestra, Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra and Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Başkent Academic Orchestra of Ankara and several chamber orchestras (Milli Reasürans, Borusan and Camerata Saygun).Özyürek's achievements won her several awards, including the Sedat-Güzin Gürel Award, the Career Grant for Young Performers, and the Young Musician of the Year Award of the British Council.