Bio: Urban scientist, researcher and writer. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science (1954), Ankara University, Faculty of Law (1955) and New York University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1960). He entered Ankara University as an assistant in 1957. Here he completed his PhD (1961) and became assistant professor in 1965 and professor in 1971. He worked as an academician at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, the Middle East Technical University, the Gazi University and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus East Mediterranean University. He was the Dean of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science (1971-75). He served as Director of the Housing and City Planning Institute (1982). His articles were published Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi, Amme İdaresi, İller ve Belediyeler Reviews and Cumhuriyet newspaper. He prepared over 25 Turkish and English compilations. In 1993, he won the Abdi İpekçi Special Peace Award and the Imperial Japanese Medal. He is a member of the United Nations Turkish Association and a former member of the Turkish Language Association.