Table of Biography
Gulnur Tumbat is a Turkish-American athlete, professor, amateur mountain climber, and ultramarathon runner from Turkey. Since 2005, Gulnur Tumbat has been serving as a professor in the Marketing Faculty at San Franciso State University.
Early Life
Gulnur Tumbat was born in Denizli, Turkey, in the year 1975. She holds a dual nationality of Turkish and American and is currently 49 years old. Currently, she lives in San Francisco, California.
She was the youngest child of her parents and had two elder sisters whose names are unknown. Similarly, her father is a teacher and her mother is a seamstress by profession. Moreover, she has not disclosed the identities of her parents.
Gulnur Tumbat – Education
Moving forward to her academics, she went to the Middle East Technical University in Ankara where she earned a degree in Environmental Engineering. Likewise, she earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from Bilkent University and obtained a Ph.D. degree in Marketing.
Professional Career
At 17, Gulnur Tumbat started mountain climbing in the Mountaineering & Winter Sports Club of the METU. She has climbed over 30 high-elevation mountains in Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Nepal, Argentina, and the United States to date.
In 2004, she travelled to Nepal for the first time to hike and collect data for my PhD research on risk marketing and risk consumption. Only twelve women worldwide have climbed the “Eight Summits” to date. She aims to be the first Turk and Turkish woman to conquer the “Eight Summits.”
She submitted Mount McKinley (6,194 m), Aconcagua (6,959 m), Kilimanjaro (5,895 m), Elbrus (5,642 m), and Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m).
Caption: Gulnur first travelled to Nepal in 2004 to trek to and stay at the Everest basecamp (Source: X.com)
She attempted to climb Mount Everest in April 2014 but was unsuccessful since the ascent to the summit was officially halted due to a huge avalanche. On May 21, 2018, she made another attempt and became the first Turkish woman to climb Mount Everest from Nepal’s side.
In December 2023, she accomplished the seventh of the seven summits by climbing Mount Vinson, Antarctica’s highest mountain.
Nasuh Mahruki is the first Turkish seven summits, having climbed Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m) in Australia rather than Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m), Oceania’s highest its highest mountain.
Apart from mountain climbing
She has completed triathlons such as the Marin County Triathlon and the Alcatraz Triathlon. Moreover, she has also participated in other adventure events, such as Gold Rush 30-hour Adventure Racing and ultramarathon competitions in California.
Similarly, she has been serving as a professor in the Marketing Faculty at San Francisco State University since 2005. Similarly, she also taught at the University of Utah, American University-Beirut, Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis-France, University of Innsbruck-Austria, and more.
Net Worth
Working as a professor, she has earned a decent sum of money in her career. However, she has not shared anything regarding her earnings, salary, and net worth.
Relationship Status
Presently, Gulnur Tumbat seems to be single and is not dating anyone at the moment. She has not yet publicly presented someone as her boyfriend or lover. It appears she is more focused on her work rather than being in a personal relationship.
She has maintained a safe distance from controversy or scandal and has maintained a clean image in front of the media or public.
Gulnur Tumbat – Body Measurements
Caption: Gulnur Tumbat with the Turkish flag (Source:
Gulnur Tumbat)
Looking at her appearance, she has a pair of dark brown eyes with brown hair colour. She has a fair complexion skin but her exact body measurement is unknown.
Social Media
On her Instagram page ‘@gulnurtumbat’ there are over 7.7k followers. Likewise, there are over 1.8k followers on her Twitter page ‘@gulnurtumbat’ and she is not active on Facebook.