Born in 1960, Istanbul, he graduated from Cinema Department of Paris 8 University. He also obtained an M.A. in Plastic Arts at the same univ ersity and directed his first feature film, Oh, Moon!(1989). He has since won multiple awards with titles such as Times and Winds(2006), My Only Sunshine(2009) and Kosmos(2010). His two most recent feature films prior to Big Big World were both released in 2013 to wide acclaim: Jin and Singing Women.