Brother of actress Zeynep Aksu. Came to Rome to study history of film, art history and drama (1976). Worked at Julian Beck's "Living Theatre". Member of the jury at the 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2005. (with actress Hülya Koçyigit, actress Zuhal Olcay, actor Aytaç Arman, actor Kenan Isik and director Nuri Bilge Ceylan). Member of the jury at the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007.