He graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine. He received his Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Specialization from Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine. He received his Medical Virology Sub-Specialization from the Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine. He is a specialist in Medical Virology. He works in the Department of Medical Microbiology at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine. He conducts research on respiratory tract viral agents, central nervous system viral agents, HIV, viral hepatitis, and HPV. He is a member of the Turkish Microbiology Society, Clinical Microbiology Specialists Association (Virology Working Group member), Viral Hepatitis Association, and ESCMID.