After finishing Galatasaray High School, he studied French philology at Istanbul University graduating in 1948.
Metin Toker died on 18 July 2002 in Ibni Sina Hospital of Ankara University.
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, Gülsün Bilgehan, Nurperi Özlen, a son Güçlü, and his grandchild named Maya.
Between 1977 and 1980, Metin Toker served as senator appointed by President Fahri Korutürk.
[4] Metin Toker translated Richard Llewellyn's novel How Green Was My Valley into Turkish with the title "Vadim O kadar Yeşildi ki" .