Background
Mustafa was born in Agios Nikolaos, Paphos, Cyprus in 1949.
Mustafa was born in Agios Nikolaos, Paphos, Cyprus in 1949.
Mustafa studied at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He became a Postgraduate in physics. In 1978 he received a degree of the Doctor of Philosophy.
Mustafa is specialized on Einstein`s General Relativity and allied subjects. In such a highly challenging area he published more than 150 articles. In summary, his research interest covers Exact solutions to Einstein equations, Gravitational waves, Theories of black holes and wormholes. During the years 1981-1990 Mustafa worked at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Since 1990 he is a professor of physics at the Eastern Mediterranean University.
Mustafa married to Fatma Halilsoy. He has a son: Berat Halilsoy and two daughters: Birsen Halilsoy and Elif Halilsoy.