Born at Izmir in Turkey, I studied mainly at Istanbul, First in Saint-joseph French College and then from 1953 to 1959 at FINE ARTS ACADEMY, ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION. After Graduation, I married my sweetheart and together we went to Germany, to work as a designer in an reputable office in KAISERSLAUTERN .Some of my designes won first and second prices. It Was time to went for my military service, so in 1963 we went back. For 2 years I was in Ankara,serving in the army as english interpreter,in an top secret Nato Unity. Back to Architecture I worked in a huge construction site of the Ministery of Education to master the construction's secrets ! so passed 2 years on the construction site ,then I emigrated to CANADA, to observe and learn the new trends in design and new technologies in constructions. I designed a special education center for 2500 french and english speaking students.some industrial buildings. housing complexes but mainly the Top secret headquarters of the Quebec prime ministery. it was a total design building. Design ,contruction survey, interior design , selection of artworks etc. School of Architecture of French speaking LAVAL UNIVERCITY invited me to join their faculty .The next 28 years , I was a proseeor of design and Architectural rendering but my main achievement is to create a study abroad programm for a full term in Turkey with the kind participations of Dr, Engin Yenal and professor Suha Ozkan. Nearly 600 young quebecquers came to Turkey and with the distinguished faculty of some Istanbul's architectural schools and several times at METU and the participation of faculty members, they designed local projects, and went to the neighbourghing city and regions, like Cappadocia, Edirne and Bursa. At he end of this wonderful academic experience, with our own vehicles. we toured the deep historical Turkey, Samsun to Trabzon at the north, from Yozgat to Divrigi on the east.Konya to Tarsus to Antalya and so forth. This unique complex and complete studies abroad program is unique in the World and I am proud to initiate and guide it. To TUrkish part you must add a 34 days of 22 European major city visits like Prague, Budapest, Wien, Berlin, Cracovie, Bruxelles, c Paris,Marseille, NIce. Barcelona, Bilbao, Geneve, Zurich, Rome, Venice, Arborabello, Belgrad, Athens, Thesalloniki, etc, etc etc. I retired in 2001, and I live with my memories.

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