He was born in Dersim(Tunceli). He completed his MA in Marmara University, Department of Radio-TV-Cinema with his thesis entitled “Cinema of Turkey during Nineties.” Between 1997-2009, he has worked in Mesopotamia Cinema Collective and published articles in several newspapers and journals. He is one of the founders of Cegerxwin Art Conservatory, Cinema Academy, where he also lectured on different fields in Film Studies. Also he is the creator of Filmamed Documentary Film Festival and Kısa Dalga(Short Wave) film days.
