Atas obtained her BA degree in American Studies at Ankara University and MA degree in International Relations and European Studies at Istanbul Bilgi University/CIFE Institute, France. She has worked as a good governance expert in diverse development projects in UNDP, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Science Industry and Technology, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Development, AFAD, and TODAIE, financed by the European Union. She started working for CBN Turkey in 2016 and was promoted to General Coordinator in February 2019.