Born in İzmir, 1957
Bornova Anadolu High School (BAL'75), Gridley High School (AFS'75),
Aegean University Medical School ('81),
Specialization in Psychiatry ('85),
Associate Professor of Psychiatry ('89),
Associate Therapist in Psychodrama and Sociodrama (2003).

Worked at İstanbul Bilgi University as an academician (2002-2021)
Founder Executive Committee member of the Psychiatric Association of Turkey (1995-2002)
Board member and South European Region Representative of World Psychiatric Association (2002-2008)
Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association (2008-2014)
Board member of the European Psychiatric Association (2015-2019)
Gave conferences in more than a hundred countries, published articles and book chapters.

His interest in photography has started during his university years, along with his interests in arts, poetry and psychiatry and making a change in the world!. In his early sixties, he had attended the basic and advanced photography courses at IFSAK, followed by seminars, projects, group exhibitions and joint books.

In the process of learning photography, he also learned being patient, and trusting light and time. He has been awarded with prizes in national and international photography contests; opened four personal exhibitions and published a book. He considers photography not something taken by a camera, but an art form created by the photographer.