He graduated from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 1954, and worked as a lecturer in the same faculty between 1954 and 1961. All of these were completed apart from the Decision Sciences Institute General Directorate Building.
He founded his first workshop with Ayhan Tayman in 1954 in Istanbul. In 1961, after winning the METU (Middle East Technical University) Campus Competition they moved their workshop to Ankara in 1962. After this date until 1980 he designed mostly METU Campus structures located in an area of 500,000 m².
METU(Middle East Technical University) Campus Planning Ankara (1961-1980) Planning the most important and appropriate to the realities of the period, the "piece construction" system is applied.
According to at least 20 years into the future planned system could be made gradually. Structural members are divisive and installation inclusive functions.
Instead of easily destroyed, wanting maintenance and repair coatings, often naked and durable materials are selected. Bare concrete techniques developed here first time in Turkey.
Academic Units of METU
Faculty of Administrative Sciences
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Agriculture
TBMM (Turkish Grand National Assembly) Mosque Complex, Ankara (1986–1989) Separated from ordinary mosque architecture suggests a new design.
Large part of the mosque is integrated into the sloping terrain. Transparent to the qibla wall, domeless, has no minaret. In 1995, International Aga Khan Award was awarded for unique Architecture.
Diyarbakir University Campus Planning, Diyarbakir (1970)
Binevler Housing, Corum (1971)
Capa Holiday Village Project, Mugla (1971)
Iran Embassy School, Iran (1975)
TBMM Public Relations Building, Ankara (1978)
Kızılay General Directorate Building Competition Project, Ankara (1980)
Yacht Harbour and Marina Hotel Project, Trablusgarp (1982)
Naciye Sultan Complex, Istanbul (1983)
TBMM Housing Complex, Ankara (1984)
Soyak Complex, Istanbul (1986)
International Taksim Square Arrangement Competition, Istanbul (1987)
Selimiye Environment Arrangement, Istanbul (1988)
Platin Complex, Istanbul (1993)
Alka Complex, Istanbul (1993).
In 1956, he won first prize at Erzurum Atatürk University Campus Planning Competition together with Enver Tokay, Hayati Tabanlıoğlu, Ayhan Tayman. He also won first prize for the Ankara Petrol Ofisi Management Building (1957. With Ayhan Tayman), Ankara Devlet Su İşleri General Directorate Building (1958. With Enver Tokay and Teoman Doruk) and İstanbul Eminönü Bazaar Center and Office Complex (1959).
