1958
born in Lübeck / Germany, spends early life and youth in Istanbul
1978 - 1982
German philology and history studies at Technische Universität Berlin
1982 - 1988
studies at Hochschule der Künste Berlin, master student of Klaus Fußmann
1996 - 2001
lectureship and guest lecturer at Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel and at Muthesius-Hochschule, Kiel / Germany
2008 - 2013
lectureship and guest lecturer at different universities in Istanbul, including Marmara University, Yıldız Technical University, Okan University and Işık University,
2013 - 2016
director of „Istanbul Berlin Art Bridge“ and founding curator of „BAUART Gallery“, Istanbul
since 2013
lectureship at the Photography and Video Department of Bahçeşehir University
2017 - 2020
Director of Art and Culture at Bahcesehir University, Istanbul
lives and works in Berlin and Istanbul
scholarships:
1995
scholarship by Stiftung Kulturfonds, Ahrenshoop / Germany
1994
scholarship of Schleswig-Holstein, Cismar / Germany