[3] After graduating from Istanbul University, Topuz entered journalism, and was employed between 1948 and 1957 at the daily newspaper Akşam, where he worked as a reporter and later as an editor.

[5] Topuz planned in 1962 at the headquarters of UNESCO a project to establish the "College of Communications" (as its title then Turkish: Basın-Yayın Yüksek Okulu) at the University of Ankara.

[3] In 1986, Topuz founded the "İletişim Araştırmaları Derneği" (İLAD) (literally: Communications Research Association), and became their president.

He opened a new field in the Turkish literature by choosing the subject matters of his novels from history or historical figures.

The "Afrika Diplomatik Akademisi" (ADA) (Africa Diplomatic Academy) awarded him in 2008 with its "Peace and Friendship Prize".