Has been writing on environment, economy and energy since 1994. Worked for several newspapers and magazines including Milliyet, Yeni Yuzyıl, Yeni Aktüel, Sabah, Global Enerji, Referans and Haberturk. He was a radio journalist in Yön Radyo and China Radio International in Beijing. Gürbüz has been a columnist at Birgün Daily newspaper for the last four years. During the few years away from journalism he worked as an independent energy consultant, also as an energy campaigner for Greenpeace Mediterrenaen. Gürbüz has been actively involved in the environmental movements in Turkey and he is currently the communications manager of WWF-Turkey.