I was born in Turkey in 1947;
graduated from the University of the Bosphorus in 1970 (comparative literature).
I am a member of The Dutch Ceramic
Association (NVK).
Teach ceramics in Triade in Den Helder.
Write articles for: 

- Ceramic Review, England
- Neue Keramik, Germany
- Klei, Holland/Belgium

I exhibit my work in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France , Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and the USA.
 

Some of the  recent exhibitions;       

2002:

Musee de Sarreguemines,  France
Schloss Kurfurstlichem  Koblenz,  Germany
Museum voor Volkskunde en Kultuur Geschiedenis ,  Kevelaer,  Germany
Carlin Gallery, Paris, France

2003:

Musee de Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland
SBK Haarlem, Netherlands

2004:

L éxposition d árt contemporain, Andenne,  Belgium
Westerwald  Museum,  European Ceramics,   Hohr-Grenzhausen, Germany

2005:

Westervald Museum - European Ceramics,
Germany Gal. Koopmans, Holland

2006:

SBK Haarlem, Holland
Salzbrand Koblenz, Germany
Museum Palthehuis, Holland
Atelier Brigitte, Utrecht, Holland

2007:

Gal. de Kapberg, Egmond aan den Hoef, Holland
Handwerkskammer, Koblenz, Germany

2008:

Lab. 2729, Venice, Italy
Triennale Spiez, Switzerland
Handwerkskammer, Koblenz, Germany

2009:

European Makers gallery - Amsterdam (NL)
International Biennale - Museu de Ceramica de Manises, Spain

2010:

Gal.de Kapberg - Egmond aan den Hoef (NL)
Biennale de la Sculpture en Ceramique, Luxembourg

2011:

Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche, Italy
Glass Museum Immenhuise, Germany
Triennale of Ceramic Art Spiez, Switzerland
Munster Kunst Verein, Germany

Publications:

Tim Andrews, Raku, A Review of contemporary work.

Nesrin During ,  A wood firing raku kiln,
Cermics Monthly, Aug. 1999.

Coll Minogue, Robert Sanderson, Wood Fired ceramics.

Keramiek, NVK, okt. 2000.

John Mathieson, Raku.

S.Branfman, Raku, A practical approach,

Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design, 500  Tea pots, Lark Books.

Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Design,  500 Bowls,  Lark Books.

Klei, Maart, 2004.

Advanced Raku Techniques; A Ceramics Monthly Handbook

Neue Keramik jan-feb. 2008

My work is in stock at:

- SBK  ( kunstuitleen ),  Haarlem
- SBK, Zwolle
- SBK, Den Helder
- Gallery, European Makers, Amsterdam
- Gallery, Atelier Brigitte, Utrecht
- and of course at home in Oosterend , Texel.  

"Avec la terre , elle va a l éssentiel, et elle 
l éxprime sans artifice ".

(Mme Ursula Fruh;  President Swiss Ceramic Association.  Belgium 2002.)