Sabiha Çimen was born in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a self-taught photographer, graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University with an undergraduate degree in International Trade and Finance, and a Masters degree in Cultural Studies.

Sabiha Cimen works on long term photo projects  focusing on portraiture and still life rooted in Islamic culture. 

Her first and latest long-term photo project ‘Hafiz’ focuses on the daily life of the young girls in Quran schools in Turkey. Her work is also supported by Lightwork, World Press photo, Eugene Smith Foundation, Aperture-Paris Photo.

She is an associate photographer in Magnum Photo Agency.

She lives between Istanbul and New York. Cimen is mostly developing self-reflective projects close to home in lstanbul.