貝迪亞·埃爾坦於1975年出生於凡城[1],畢業於伊茲米爾的度库兹埃路尔大学(英语:Dokuz Eylül University)法學院,隨後在非政府組織土耳其人權協會(英语:Human Rights Association (Turkey))凡城分會參與工作[1]。
2004年土耳其地方選舉(英语:2004 Turkish local elections)中,埃爾坦代表民主人民黨(英语:Democratic People's Party (Turkey))參選,當選進入凡城市議會[1]。2015年11月土耳其大選中她代表人民民主党當選凡城選區(英语:Van (electoral district))的國會議員[2],2018年3月她反對土耳其對敘利亞的軍事行動[3]。2018年土耳其大選中她成功連任國會議員[4]。
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