İlke Üner began taking violin lessons at the age of seven with the renowned Turkish composer Tahsin İncirci. From 1997 to 1999, she was a member of the Berlin Ensemble for Classical Turkish Music. In 2000, she made her acting debut in Neco Çelik’s short film Hexenkessel and also starred in his award-winning feature film Urban Guerillas (2003). In 2007, she worked as assistant director and musician on the staged song recital Berlin Arabesk, staged at Hebbel am Ufer as part of Beyond Belonging Festival – Autoput Avrupa 2007.