[1][2] He graduated from Galatasaray High School and then obtained his law degree from Darülfunun, precursor of Istanbul University, in 1903.
[1][2] During his diplomatic post in Europe he also received a degree in political sciences in Paris.
[3] He published several cartoons in the Ottoman satirical magazine Kalem which was in circulation between 1908 and 1911.
[4][5] Following his return to Istanbul he founded a satirical magazine entitled Cem in November 1910 which folded in 1912.
[2] After the closure of his magazine in 1929 he became a city council member of Istanbul, but he left the post soon.