[6] His great-grandfather Alexandros as a grain merchant moved to Istanbul from Makrinitsa, thus Neoklis Sarris' origin was Greek.

He studied Law, Political and Economic Sciences at the Universities of Athens and Constantinople (Istanbul) and Psychology in Geneva.

He also taught Psychosociology at the University of Zurich, and for 30 years he was professor of Sociology of film at the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos (H.C.T.S.S.

In 2010, he edited the book by academic and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Strategic Depth.

Yet, he has written the preface in many Greek books and Turkish scholar publications, while many of his works remain unpublished.