Tekin started his comics career in
Gırgır magazine in 1978. The following year, he dropped out of
Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts to pursue a career in
Gırgır. Throughout the 1980s, he published comics and
comic strips in
Gırgır and
Fırt, as well as in
Günaydın newspaper. In May 1989, he became the
chief editor of the newly founded
Dıgıl magazine. In 1990s, Tekin worked in various humor magazines, including
Hıbır,
Fırfır,
Leman,
Limon and
L-Manyak. In 1994, he published his best-known comic series, ''Pı'ya Mektuplar
. In 1994 and 2000, he started lecturing as a comic book instructor in Boğaziçi and Istanbul Bilgi University, respectively, pioneering the Comics studies in Turkey. During the 7 months of his detention, Tekin made 850 different illustrations, which were adapted into a textbook. In 2012, some of his comic book stories were adapted into a television series under the name Acayip Hikayeler'', with Tekin writing the screenplay for 4 episodes. The series was cancelled that year. Having also previously worked for
Penguen, Tekin last worked for
Uykusuz. Tekin taught Art of Animation course at Bogazici University. Some of his former students are
Ozge Samanci and Feyzi Özşahin. ==Death==