He studied at the University of Anatolu from which he graduated in 1998. In 2002, he got a degree in social sciences from the Institute of Art. Since 2004, he works at the School of Fine Arts of Eskisehir, city where he owns a studio. Cengiz Kurtulus works mainly on portraits and colors. The shadows and features of the characters he portraits are in fact colored, which makes the artist's style easily recognizable. Emotions and sensations are multiplied tenfold, to delight of the viewer to whom he offers a mirror of the human soul.