He studied at Galatasaray High School, his education began in his early teens.

When the First Balkan War began in 1912 he took a break from training and was tasked to defend Ioannina.

He completed his training in Germany to return to the Military Academy which was set up after the Balkan Wars.

After the war, he entered the Foreign Ministry; as with Moscow, Antwerp, Plovdiv, Bari, Basra, and has served as Consul General in Vienna.

Second marriage Ferhunde Hanım (Ms. Nazli's aunt, the mother of Bulent Ecevit) made with.