拥有经济学、博物馆学、政治学专业背景。2010-2014 年任国际博协城市博物馆委员会主席，2013-2016 年任国际博协咨询委员会主席。2016 年至今任国际博协主席。
　　2001-2008 年任土耳其历史基金会多个博物馆项目负责人，并连任该基金会副主席及董事会成员。2010 年，伊斯坦布尔被指定为欧洲文化之都期间，任该活动文化遗产与博物馆事务处主任，负责土耳其博物馆复兴的模式提议、托普卡帕宫皇家庭院的战略前景报告等主要项目。创立土耳其博物馆专业人员协会，并于2011-2013年期间担任首任主席。
　　现为土耳其历史基金会受托人。同时，在米马尔希南建筑艺术大学和伊斯坦布尔海峡大学分别教授本科及研究生博物馆管理和文化遗产课程。

　　Ms. Suay Aksoy is the President of ICOM. She served as Chair of the Advisory Council (2013-2016) and as Chair of CAMOC, ICOM’s International Committee for City Museums (2010-2014). She has also been the founding Chair of the Association of Museum Professionals of Turkey (2011-2013). 
　　She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Museum Management and Cultural Heritage at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts and the Bogaziçi University, respectively, in Istanbul.
　　Ms. Aksoy worked as Director of Cultural Heritage and Museums at the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency. In that period she led various major projects like the Model Proposition for the Rehabilitation of Museums in Turkey and the Strategic Vision Report for the Imperial Courtyard of the Topkapi Palace. 
　　She is a trustee of the History Foundation of Turkey where she formerly headed the museum projects (2001-2008) and also served as a Board member and Vice-President for consecutive terms.
　　Ms. Aksoy has a BA in Economics, an MA in Political Science and a Post Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies.