Birth  10 Mayıs 1967, EDİRNE-TURKEY         

Primary Education                              

                    1973-78 Kurtulus Primary School, Edirne-Turkey

Secondary and High School

                    1978-1985 Kadıköy Anadolu Highschool, İstanbul -Turkey

                    1985-1986 Madras Highschool, Oregon-USA

Undergraduate and Graduate Studies

                    1986-1992    İstanbul Technical University, Mechanical Engineering Faculty (BSc., MSc)

Post Graduate Studies

                    1993-1994    von Karman Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Rhode St. Genese, Belgium

Doctoral Studies       

                    1995-2000    Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium