During the 1990s, he retired and began living in Urla, a small seaside town of the İzmir Province.
In the early 1960s, he was a solo singer in the Müfit Kiper orchestra.
In 1964, he represented Turkey in the Balkan Music Festival, together with Tülay German and Erol Büyükburç.
In the 1970s, he sang two songs which became instant hits; In 1972 Öyle sarhoş olsam ki ("I wish I was so drunk") and in 1974 Kadınım ("My Woman").
[3] In 1973, he featured on the multi-singer melody Arkadaş Dur Bekle (Turkish version of Auntie) together with Modern Folk Üçlüsü and Nilüfer.