Ardıç was born on 1 February 1952 in Trabzon, a coastal city on the northern Black Sea shore of Anatolia.
After movıng to Istanbul at an early age due to his parents' jobs, he spent his childhood mostly in Beşiktaş.
He also wrote literary critiques in Yeni Dergi (New Magazine), Politika (Politics) and Cumhuriyet (The Republic).
He had been accused of being a misogynist[1] and of promoting hate speech,[2] charges that he had denied.
[citation needed] Ardıç died in Bağcılar, Istanbul on 27 May 2023, at the age of 71.