There are two issues. He was very happy with the overlap of these issues.

‘The first of the issues is Cyprus. Since1958, starting from his youth, he witnessed the mass dynamism of those who carry ‘Cyprus’ in their hearts. In 1963, some new emotions stuck up in his throat.

He came to his island in 1991, made a speech regarding the legal context of the “Case”. Towards the end of 1993, his chance was the invitation of Suat Hoca, he soon became a Near Easterner.

The second ‘issue’ concerns painting and especially oil painting. An interesting memory that can be counted as the part of Social History is that while he was at the fourth year of the May 19 Primary School, oil painting courses were opened for two years at the school with a breakthrough for that period. Under the leadership of Sıtkı Dost and Arif Tigin…

In his youth, he has been to places where ‘amateurs’ were accepted as well; despite 15-20 years of age differences, he became a friend of some of the painters and sculptors of the time, taking advantage of their tolerances.

During these times, because of his education life, and in fact, due to the flow of the life, he was unable to live up with paintings.

Perhaps, the most profound opportunity in his life was taking lessons for two years from Godfrey Goodwin, whom he always regarded as the greatest art historian. Lessons focused on painting art. He tried to understand and benefit from the unique knowledge and experience of this great master and teacher of painting and architectural history.

As the “Cyprus Issue” turned to be a full time subject, he occasionally found the opportunity to spend time with his paints. Unfortunately, experiencing an interrupted process… As he has chosen teaching and writing, he could only casually come together with his lover which was formed up from colors.

In his paintings, even if he loved the “Abstract”, he did not interfere with the infiltration of all kinds of quasi-figurative imagery into his abstract world. Rather, he sought to explore and find the ‘hidden’ in the deep.