He was born in 1948 in Şuhut district of Afyon. He is Afyon MP. He graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering and İstanbul University, Faculty of Literature Department of History. He has conducted researches in the Netherland. He became associate professor in 1984 and professor in 1991.
1948, Afyon Şuhut doğumlu. Afyon milletvekili. İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi İnşaat Fakültesi ve İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Bölümü mezunu. Hollanda'da araştırmalar yaptı. 1984'te doçent, 1991'de profesör oldu.