An architect and an architectural historian. He graduated in History of Architecture at University of Genoa (Italy); in 2005 he obtained a PhD from the Polytechnics of Turin (Italy), within the program: History and Critics of the Architectural and Environmental Heritage, discussing a thesis on Architect Sinan and the transformation of the territories in Thrace during the apogee of the Ottoman Empire.

He works as Assistant Professor Dr. in the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Özyeğin University (OZU). He recently obtained the title of Associate Professor from the Turkish university system and he teaches courses such as: History of Architecture, Contemporary Architecture and Architectural Design Studio.

He often participates in lectures, seminars and workshops in other Turkish universities and abroad, mainly in Italy. He was recently visiting Professor at Polytechnics of Milan.

He an active member of important associations such as ICOMOS Italia, People in Motion (PIMo) and the Alte Vie Foundation. Since 2012 he has been involved as Senior Tutor at the prestigious international institution “Premio Piranesi – Prix de Rome”.

His fields of interests cover several topics like Ottoman Architecture and Master Sinan, Contemporary Turkish Architecture as well as Genoese Heritage in the Orient and Travelogue and Narratives about the Levant.