| Biography | |
| 1945 | born in Çorum/Turkey |
| 1950 – 1955 | Elementary school in Çorum |
| 1956 – 1959 | Vocational training as tailor in Istanbul |
| 1959 – 1960 | Secondary school in Istanbul |
| 1960 – 1965 |
Education at Atatürk Ilk Öğretmen Okulu in Ankara (Boarding school / training school for teachers) |
| 1965 | Diploma as a teacher / qualification for university entrance |
| 1965 | Teacher at Elementary school in Kurtalen/Ridvan – East Anatolia for four months |
| 1965 – 1968 | Academy for Applied Arts in Istanbul |
| 1968 | Photographer and correspondent in East Anatolia for several months |
| 1969 | Internship as a screen printer at Rosenthal, Selb/ Ofr., Germany |
| 1969 | School of Applied Fine Arts Wuppertal, Germany, degree in January 1971 (Starting in autumn 1969) |
| From 1971 | Self-employed sculptor, painter and graphic artist in Wuppertal, Germany |
| From 1987 | Studio in Wuppertal - Cronenberg, Germany |
| 2005 | Establishment of the Ismail-Çoban-Foundation |
