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He was born in Istanbul and completed his high school education at Robert College, Istanbul. In 1986 he graduated from the University of Stuttgart with the "Diplom-Ingenieur" degree in Architecture. In the same year he received the Merit Award in the international student competition sponsored by the King Fahd Program with the project, Housing in Zeyrek, Istanbul. He worked in various offices in the USA including Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, New York (1989-91). In 1995 he became the founding partner of Ark Limited and is currently working in this capacity.He is also teaching as a studio instructor at the Architecture Schools of Yeditepe and Bahçesehir Universities in Istanbul.
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