the Türkiye Is Bank Award for Scholarly Research (1980); ‘Officier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres’ of the French government (1985), a Knighthood conferred by the President of Italy (1991), the Service Award of the Turkish Academy of Science (1998) and many other honors and awards. Trailblazer for scholars of Turkish opera, ballet and theater, not to mention folklore, Karagöz shadow theater, and the miniature. Wine connoisseur who spent five months at one of Germany’s leading champagne factories before introducing the production of natural champagne to Turkey. Dreamer who enjoys nothing more than solitude. Master of the art of illusion. Gourmet more enamored of spicy food than even the Indians. Loving grandpa who enjoys playing with his grandchildren. Jolly friend, never without a mischievous smile on his face. Whatever I say about Metin And,I’ll inevitably leave something out.
You graduated from Galatasaray Lycée and Istanbul University School of Law. You then went to London for post-graduate work but gave up your studies at the dissertation stage.