Melisa Cakarlar graduated from Econometrics in Marmara University in 1996. After graduating, she attended to a postgraduate program on Art Communication in NewYork University. Ms. Cakarlar worked for Ridley Scott Association for 4 years. During her work, she was the producer for important brands such as Armani and Nike’s advertisements further to Eric Clapton and Terror Squad’s video clips.

She worked for one of the biggest production companies in NewYork called ‘The Sussan Group’. During her experience, she was the producer of several advertising films for worldwide companies such as Sony Wega, Casio Label Maker, Nokia and Merril Lynch’s. At her return to Turkey, Melisa Cakarlar has kept her career with one of the most popular series' of Turkey, namely "Asmali Konak" for the chapters which were shooting in NewYork. Afterwards Melisa Çakarlar is involved in commercial launch of Abbate's BonChic with SPY and nationwide promotion of Ter-temiz campain with Proctor & Gamble brand Rexona.

When she became the customer relationship representative for Kent which is one of the brands of British American Tobacco, on top of countless successful boutique organizations intended to Kent's target audience, she advised the brand by which HORECA's should be sponsored.

Currently, following her experience in Nickelodeon Channel as the senior manager in Medyavizyon A.S., Melisa Cakarlar has been keeping on her activities in her own company, Devrialem Ltd., since September 2005.