I was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1976. I graduated from Ankara University Law School ranking third in 1997. After practicing law in Derman Ortak Avukat Bürosu in Istanbul primarily in the field of competition law between 1997 and 2000, I embarked on an LL.M. degree study at Harvard University Law School. Starting October 2001, I will continue my legal practice in the New York Office of White & Case LLP.