Born in 1972 in Istanbul, the artist completed his undergraduate, graduate and proficiency in art education at Mimar Sinan University. Between 2000-2005, he worked as the Head of the Restoration-Conservation Programme and Deputy Director at Uludağ University Iznik Vocational School. Between 2005-2009, he taught tile pattern design at Istanbul University Vocational School of Technical Sciences, and in 2010 he started to work as a permanent lecturer at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. In 2021, the artist, who received the title of associate professor, is still working as the Head of the Tile Design and Repair Division at the same university.