He graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at Istanbul University in 1960. In 1964, he completed his Ph.D. in Dental Diseases and Treatments. He was promoted to associate professor in periodontology in 1969 and to full professor in oral implantology in 1974. From 1967 to 1968, he specialized in periodontology at the University of London. In 1972, he conducted research in dental physiology at the University of Geneva.
He founded three departments: Periodontology and Oral Implantology at Istanbul University’s Faculty of Dentistry, and Oral Implantology at Yeditepe University’s Faculty of Dentistry. He founded the Turkish Periodontology Association and the Turkish Oral Implantology Association and served as president of both organizations. In 1975, he performed the world’s first gum graft and published his own technique for vestibular deepening. In 1983, he served as president of the Turkish Dental Association. From 1987 to 1991, he served as dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Istanbul University. From 1999 to 2003, he served as president of the ICOI Implantology Association. In 1997, he retired from Istanbul University at his own request.