Ömer Faruk Dere was born in Üsküdar/Istanbul in 1973. He started his marbling training with Hikmet Barutçugil and continued with Fuat Başar. Dere also studied khatt with M. Hüsrev Subaşı, Mehmed Özçay and M. Savaş Çevik. He participated in various exhibitions both at home. Dere has been training students for twenty-five years.