He was born in 1979 in Trabzon.
He graduated from Trabzon Yomra Science High School in 1996.
He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Engineering, Marine
Transportation and Management Engineering Department in 2001.
He graduated from Anadolu University, Department of Public Administration
in 2012.
He served as a Second Officer at Moliva Shipping Coorp. between 2004-2005.
In June 2005, he was appointed as an Maritime Expert at the Undersecretariat
for Maritime Affairs, Directorate General of Maritime Transportation.
Within this position he contributed in particularly marine environment
projects such as, National Stream Forecasting and Pollution Transport Model
Feasibility Study, Establishing the infrastructure to tackle in
marine pollution caused by petroleum and chemicals, Establishment of the
National Maritime Safety and Emergency Response Center, Establishment and
operation of the decision support system for response to marine pollution,
National and international collaborations for the detection of sea pollution
with satellite radars, Starting a pilot application for the detection of sea
pollution with navigational radars, Establishment and operation of
Geographic Information System, Establishment of oil pollution dissemination
model and contributed to many other studies too.
In addition, he also contributed to the projects,
Establishment of Petroleum and Chemical Response Equipment Storage Areas on
Turkish Coasts, Pilot Project Implementation for Detection of Oil Pollution
with Navigation Radars, Establishment of National Maritime Safety and Emergency
Response Centers.
He served as the Alternate Permanent Representative of
Turkey to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) between 2015-2020.
He has also rewarded the “Merit Tamandare Medal” on November 2019 by the
Brazillian Navy.
On June 24, 2020, he was appointed as the Deputy Director General of the
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, General Directorate of Maritime
Affairs, and also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the General
Directorate of Coastal Safety.
He was appointed as Director General for EU Affairs and Foreign Relations
at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on 9 July 2021.
On 27 September 2024, he
was appointed as the Chair of the Working Group on Transport Trends and
Economics (WP.5) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
on Inland Transport.
He speaks English. He is married and has three children.