Hercules (Iraklis) Millas was born in 1940, brought up in Turkey and presently lives in Greece. He has a Ph.D. in political science (Ankara University, 1998) and a B.Sc. in civil engineering (Robert College, Istanbul, 1965). He has written on topics including literature, language, historiography, textbooks, political science and interethnic perceptions, most of which are related to Turkey and Greek-Turkish relations.