Biography
He was born in Istanbul in 1927. He graduated from Saint-Michel French High School in 1946. Between 1947 and 1948, he attended Ankara and Istanbul Law Faculties. Two years later, he left the faculty to complete his military service. In 1953, he graduated from the Ceramics Department of the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts (İDGSA).
In 1955, he was invited to Germany and went there. He returned to Turkey in 1964. He joined Eczacıbaşı Ceramics Factories as a manager and artist in the decorative and kitchenware section. He joined İDGSA as a faculty member. He became a professor in 1970. Between 1982 and 1991, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University. He received the title of "State Artist" in 1991 and retired in 1994.
