In 1923, during the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, he moved to İzmir with his family.
Between 1932 and 1939, he worked in the atelier of the painting teacher Abidin Elderoğlu in İzmir on drawing.
With many busts, he created, he showed that he could do quality work quickly and with ease.
He worked freelance until 1959, and then started teaching at the Fine Arts Academy.
He was friends with the artists Cevat Şakir, Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Azra Erhat, İlhan Koman and others.