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.
Served as Deputy
Director General at the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs, Ministry of
Transport and Infrastructure, from 24 June 2020 to 8 July 2021.
Served as a Member of
the Board of Directors at the Directorate General for Coastal Safety, Ministry
of Transport and Infrastructure, from 13 October 2020 to 28 May 2025.
On July 9, 2021, he was appointed as the Director General of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, General Directorate of European Union and Foreign Relations.
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.