Biography
Born in Adapazarı in 1947, he studied painting at the Istanbul State Applied Fine Arts College and became an assistant at the same institution. He received a scholarship from the Austrian government to study lithography in Salzburg; later, a scholarship from the Italian government led him to study at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts. He obtained his degree in art in 1983, became an associate professor in 1986, and a full professor in 1993. He worked at various universities and art institutions in New York and the USA. In 1991, he worked on printmaking at the Çamlıca Art House. In addition to his teaching, he published art books, poetry, and short stories. He passed away in 2022.
