Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Na fanau Onat i Istanbul i le 1929 ma siitia atu i Izmir i le 1930 faatasi ma lona aiga. Na amata ona taalo i le taʻaloga i le İzmir Atatürk High School, ma faʻauʻu mai le Faculty of Pharmacy o le Iunivesite o Istanbul. O Onat, o lē na feiloaʻi ma tagata taaalo malolosi a o aʻoga i Istanbul, na ia mālōlō mai le taalo siva ina ua toe foʻi i Izmir. I le avea ai o se tagata taalo taalo, sa ia auai i le tauvaga lona 17,
18th, 25th, 26th ma le 27th Chess Olympiad Turkish National Team. Na ia manumalo i le 1974, 1975 ma le 1982 Turkish Chess Championships.