He was born in Çanakkale, 1956. After graduating from the Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University in 1982, he completed his specialty in psychiatry at Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital and doctorate in pharmacology at Marmara University. In 1989, he served as an associate professor, in 1991 as an assistant chief in Bakırköy Psychiatric Hospital. In 1992, he served as the chief of staff, coordinator of all psychiatric units in 2008, and professor at Üsküdar University in 2012.