Art historian (b. 1936, Elazığ). He graduated from
WORKS:
RESEARCH: Anadolu
Medreseleri (Madrasah Muslim Schools of Anatolia, 1970), Anadolu' da Kentler (Cities in Anatolia, 1971), Diyarbakır'da Türk Mimarisi (Turkish
Architecture in Diyarbakır, 1971), Türk
Mimarlığı'nın Tarihsel Gelişimi (Historical Development of Turkish
Architecture, 1980), Anadolu'da Akkoyunlu
Mimarisi (Akkoyunlu Architecture in Anatolia, 1981), Tarihsel Gelişimi İçinde Türk Sanatı (Turkish Art in the
Historical Development Process, 1983),
Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Mimarlığı (Turkish Architecture in the Republic
Period, 1984), Sanat Kavram ve Terimleri
Sözlüğü (Glossary of Art Concepts and Terms, with Uğur Tanyeli, 1986), Sinan, Architect of Ages 1988.
DOCUMENTARY FILM: Anado–lu'da Konutun
Öyküsü (Story of Houses in Anatolia, 1984), Kültürlerin Yeşerdiği Ülke Türkiye (The Country Turkey in which
Cultures Appear, 1984), Bin Türlü Mavi
Akar Boğaziçinden (1000 Kinds of Blue Flow From the Bosphorus, 1987), Eski Konaklar - Yeni Konaklar (Old
Houses-New Houses, 1988), Suyla Gelen
Kültür (Culture that Comes with Water, 1988) etc.