He was a versatile calligrapher with a high level of expertise in many styles of script, but was widely regarded as a master Jeli Thuluth.

He was the son of Nalıncı Hacı Cemâl Efendi, a Crimean born-man (of Tatar descent) and his mother was Sudanese.

His formal calligraphy studies were with Hasan Riza Effendi (1849-1920) and Kamil Akdik (1862-1941) where he mastered the sülüs, nesih and rikā scripts.

Following his discharge from the Army in 1924, he opened an office in Bâbıâli Street where he prepared all types of calligraphy; business cards, seals and book covers.

[9] He wrote a number of exercise books for students to practice scripts in nesih, sulus-nesih, rik'a, dı̂vânı̂ and celı̂ dı̂vâni, and which were part of a program designed to promote the art of calligraphy.