Ustaoğlu was born in Kars , Sarıkamış and grew up in Trabzon on the Black Sea . After studying architecture at Karadeniz Technical University she moved to Istanbul , attended master 's programme in Yıldız Technical University , she worked as an architect , then as a journalist and a film critic . Before she made her feature film debut '' The Trace '' ( '' Iz '' ) in 1994 , she had made several award-winning short films . '' The Trace '' was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival
19th Moscow International Film Festival
19th Moscow International Film Festival
Yeşim Ustaoğlu