He graduated from Selçuk University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature in 1992. He completed his master's degree in 1994 and his doctorate in 1998 at Selçuk University Institute of Social Sciences. In 1993, he started to work as a research assistant at Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature. In 1999, he was appointed as a faculty member at Balıkesir University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Turkish Language and Literature. In 2003, he became an Associate Professor and in 2008 he became a Professor. In 2017, he was appointed to Marmara University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and is still working here.