After graduating from Wageningen University in Systems Science (MSc.), he worked for three years within Wageningen UR as a researcher in the field of operational research. Then he started to work as a math's teacher in the Hague. For several social clubs he organized activities for children and young people, in which they were educated in their personal and social development. When he moved to Turkey in 2003 he had a stake in the foundation and organization of a call centre. Since 2006 he is actively working in the field of education. He teaches Dutch and Turkish language and culture. Furthermore he is busy with foreign oriented education and consultancy.