Career
He has been working at the Foundation since 1983 and served as Assistant Director and Program Coordinator for Foreign Relations (1987–1994) and Director of the International Istanbul Jazz Festival (1994–2002) before being appointed as General Director in 2002. Previously, he served as the President of the European Jazz Festival Association between 1998 and 2002. He was the Turkish commissioner during the Cultural Season of Turkey in France, between July 2009 and March 2010.
Following this task, he was awarded by the French government with the legion of honour (Chevalier dans l’ordre national de la Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur’Honneur) in January 2011.
In September 2010, he was appointed the Art Consultant of the Amsterdam Municipality.