Çiçek Tahaoğlu studied Sociology at Université Marc Bloch in Strasbourg. Between 2009 and 2011, she worked as a translator and fixer at AFP. She hosted the radio programme “Cadı Postası” at Açık Radyo and worked as women and LGBTI news’ editor at Bianet between 2011-2018. In 2015, Tahaoğlu received the Müşerref Hekimoğlu Achievement Award from the Communication Research Association of Turkey (ILAD). Currently, she is a freelance journalist.