 Oğuz Atay was born October 12, 1934, in the Turkish town of İnebolu, in the province of Kastamonu.His father, Cemil Atay was a judge and also a Member of Parliament from Republican People's Party (Turkey).He went to elementary and middle school in Ankara, completed his high school education at Ankara Maarif Koleji, and his undergraduate degree at ITU School of Civil Engineering.