His paternal grandfather is Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece. His paternal grandmother is an Albanian immigrant from Macedonia. She escaped from Bulgarian gangs. Firstly, She went to Thessaloniki. Then, she immigrated to Izmir, Turkey. Due to Greece-Turkey population exchange. They married in Izmir. In 1960s, They moved to Istanbul. Also, His maternal family is from Trabzon Blacksea coast of Turkey. So, His family love his history series "Elveda Rumeli".