Education
He studied at Dokuz Eylül University.
He studied at Dokuz Eylül University.
He began with sailing at the age of ten, and one year later he started to race. He became gold medalist in the Optimist class at the 1999 Balkan & Open Sailing Championship in Romania. He gained the silver medal at the Laser 4.7 World Championships held off Çeşme, Turkey.
Both qualified again for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Deniz will be the skipper.
The 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall athlete at 65 kg (143 lb) is a member of Galatasaray Sport Club, where he is coached by Edo Fantela.
