He was born on the 17th of December, 1947 in the nearest village to ancient troy, in Turkey. After his education in Kadikoy Maarif College, he had his drama training in Mountview Drama School, in London and started his career in theatre. After working in a film with Yilmaz Guney, he decided to work in films in other capacities than actor. He started writing screenplays, produced films, always having the ultimate target of directing. Even though he lived and worked in the UK most of his life, he worked in films shot internationally as well as local.