Tuna Sagay was born on 1968 in Adana. After successful auditions she was admitted to Izmir State Conservatory in 1978 majoring in violin. After graduation became a member of the Izmir State Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
She was a visiting musician of Izmir State Symphony Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture (ISSO) during 1991-1998.
She was among the group of ISSO members who went on a tour in South Korea in 1996. In 2002 and 2003 she organized and participated in Turkish Republic of North Cyprus International Music Festival.
In 2003 and 2004 she she founded and coordinated “Majorden Nihavende Elhamra Dance and Music Group, and performed at ISSO and Ege University.
In 2007,  she was elected as a board member of “Theater and Opera and Ballet Association of Workers” (TOBAV). She founded Izmir Youth Symphony Orchestra under TOBAV and was the first person to bring together students from Music and Arts high school and students from Dokuz Eylul University Conservatory in Izmir.
Between 2009 and 2011 she participated as a member of ODEON String Ensemble and organized performances, one of which was with ISSO.
HThe artist, on top of a very active musical life, is also very active in social responsibility projects and PR projects and played an important role in fund raising for importance causes.
In 2001, with the partnership of Orion Education Foundation and Izmir Development Agency, under the Social Development Fundraising Program which was announced in 2009, was awarded funding for the “Hear my Voice” project that she applied with the ODEON String Ensemble.
In 2013, the ODEON String Ensemble was invited to “Siegen Culture Days” in Siegen, Germany and performed a series of concerts at the Frankfurt Opera House. In 2014, they were invited by the Turkish Consulate General in Koln Germany and performed for 3 days.
The sought after musician has participated in numerous national and international music festivals is continuing her performances as part of a string ensemble, string quartet and international orchestras. </span></h4>
Ms. Sagay wishes to focus more on the social responsibility projects in the future and wishes to influence the young generation of musicians and found her own music academy. She currently is able to bring some of that to life with the Tuna Sagay Music Studio and works with youngsters in order to ignite the eternal light of music in them.