I was born in 1959 in Osmaniye.  I completed my primary and secondary education at TED  Ankara College. In 1982, I graduated from Hacettepe University Dentistry Faculty.  I  got my doctor’s and associate degrees in the field of prosthodontic dental treatment. I worked as a contracted lecturer first at Hacettepe University Dentistry Faculty between 1985 - 1994, then Başkent University between 2003 - 2012.

 

  After i received my Professor degree at 2017, I gave lectures at dentistry faculties of Biruni University and Antalya Bilim University. Now i am working at the English and Turkish Faculty of Dentistry in Girne University, Kathmandu University Faculty of Dentistry and at my own clinic in Ankara.

 

  Sport has always played an important role in my life. I have played basketball, tennis and squash. I took up running  in 2000 and ran 15 km of  Eurasia marathons three times, and marathon in Rotterdam. I also did half- marathons in Paris, New York, Havana, Prague and Lisbon. I have been interested in mountaineering. My first serious try  was  climbing the summit of  Mount Ararat  which was followed by  the Himalayas, the Ands and the Alps. My being  able to spend two nights on the mountains above 6000 meters is one of the most  memorable events of my life. Also i like sea and sailing.

 

  I am married and the father of three children. Unfortunately, I lost my daughter  Duygu in 1987 in a traffic accident when she was 7 months old. My elder son Sarp, born in 1989 and graduated from Communication and Design Faculty, my younger son Berk was born in 1993 and graduated from Psychology.