Between 1990 and 2010, he was the editor-in-chief for Hürriyet, a daily newspaper published in Turkish in Turkey and some European countries.
He is also known for his strong relationships with Turkey's and Europe's top politicians, journalists and business people.
He graduated from İzmir Namık Kemal Lisesi and did his university studies in Paris, France.
(Turkish: Ben Allah’a inanan bir insanım, ama dindar değilim.)
The lessons Ms. Merve received from those little students at school, when she went to pick her kids, are the first signs of the process of letting her know her limits.