The artist was born in Sivas in 1949. He graduated from Istanbul State Applied Fine Arts High School in 1974.
The artist, who worked as a lecturer at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Fine Arts Faculty between 1994-2009, still lives and works in Istanbul.
Examining the cultural values of Hatay region very well, the artist applied two large stone sculptures to this region. The first of these is the "Statue of the Republic" at the entrance of Hatay Mustafa Kemel University Rectorate, and the second is the "Idols" made within the framework of the 1st Yesemek Basalt Stone Symposium in Antakya Park. These sculptures have features that describe the region.
Trainings
1974 Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts
Solo Exhibitions
1987 Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul
1994 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
1995 Archeology Museum, Hatay
1996 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
1997 Mustafa Kemal University Art Gallery, Hatay
1998 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
1999 15th Antakya Festival, Blacksmiths' Bazaar, Hatay
1999 Torhaus, Aalen, Germany
2000 Torhaus, Aalen, Germany
2000 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2002 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2004 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2007 Izmir Turkish-American Association
2008 Mustafa Kemal University, Atatürk Conference Hall, Hatay
2008 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2011 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2012 Karsiyaka Development Association, Izmir
2012 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2015 Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2017 Living in Sculpture Merkur , Istanbul
2020 Life with Nails Merkur,Istanbul
Group Exhibitions
1992-2001 2 – 11 Istanbul Art Fairs, Tem Art Gallery, TUYAP Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
2002 “Istanbul Asiaka - Contemporary Art with the Selection of Galleries”, Tem Art Gallery, Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Exhibition Halls, Istanbul
2002-2005 “Art Istanbul 2002 – 2005 International Contemporary Art Meeting”, Tem Art Gallery, Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul
2002-2008 from 2nd to 8th Ankart Ankara Art Fair, Tem Art Gallery, Çankaya Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
2003 “Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from Turkey – Commissioner Günther Verheugen Selection”, Tem Art Gallery, European Union Building, Brussels
2004 “A Contemporary Look”, Tem Art Gallery, Yeditepe University, Istanbul
2004 “Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from Turkey”, Tem Art Gallery, Lyngby Cultural Center, Copenhagen
2004 “Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from Turkey”, Tem Art Gallery, Melina Cultural Center, Athens
2004 “Turkey Plastic Dialogues – Turkish Contemporary Art”, Tem Art Gallery, Hotel de Ville, Brussels
2004 “Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from Turkey”, 1st Prague International Art Fair, Tem Art Gallery, City Hall, Prague
2006 ”ArtIstanbul 2006″, Tem Art Gallery, Warehouse 3, Istanbul
2006-2009 “Contemporary Istanbul”, Tem Art Gallery, Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Center, Istanbul
2009 “3. Egeart Art Days”, Tem Art Gallery, Atatürk Cultural Center, İzmir
2010 4th International Eskişehir Terracotta Symposium
2011 4th International Egeart Art Days, Izmir
2012 Artbosphorus Contemporary Art Fair, Tem Art Gallery, Halic Congress Center, Istanbul
2013 Artbosphorus Contemporary Art Fair, Tem Art Gallery, Haliç Congress Center, Istanbul
2013 “Form-Space-Time, A Section from the 100th Anniversary of Turkish Sculpture Art”, Akmerkez, Istanbul
2014 “5. International Egeart Art Days”, İzmir Archeology Museum
2014 “Wedding Poetry – Painting – Sculpture”, Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul
2017 Contemporary, Merkur
2018 Artweeks Akaretler Merkur , Istanbul
2019 Artweeks Akaretler Merkur , Istanbul
