Sebahat Ateş completed her undergraduate education at Hacettepe University School of Nursing in 1995 and completed her Master's Degree in Nursing at Abant İzzet Baysal University. After completing her doctorate in the field of Internal Medicine Nursing at Marmara University, Ateş received the title of Doctor in 2011 and was awarded the title of Associate Professor in the field of Internal Diseases Nursing in 2021.