After graduating from Robert College in Turkey, he studied Social and Political Science in the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

He is fluent in English, French and German as well as his native Turkish.

In 2002, he returned and served few more years to Galatasaray under the presidency of Özhan Canaydın.

[2] After Ünal Aysal resigned from his position in 2014 , he entered the presidential race with Duygun Yarsuvat and lost the election.

[3] In 2021, he became the head of the disciplinary committee from the list of Burak Elmas.