Mursel was born in Eskisehir/Turkey. After graduating from high school he started to study chemistry at university. But there were other desires deep inside him. He decided to study fine arts and took the exams of Anadolu University in Turkey. As the outcome of these exams he got into fine arts faculty and studied ceramics for a while before travelling to Australia.
Meanwhile he worked as waiter, barman, barista, cafe manager, computer technical service, sales manager of a computer shop and graphic designer...
Now he resides in Sydney. Besides striving to make a living in a totally foreign environment he is trying to find a place for himself in design industry of Australia.