He completed his doctoral thesis on the prehistoric architecture of Eastern Thrace at the Freie University Berlin. His main interests lie in the emergence of Neolithic societies and their movement into northwest Turkey. To further investigate these issues, he directs excavations at Aktopraklık Höyük in northwest Turkey and Gusir Höyük in southwest Turkey. He is also interested in sustainable cultural heritage management, experimental archaeology, and archaeological education, and pursues these goals primarily at Aktopraklık Höyük.