He received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2000 and completed his master’s degree in the same field at Columbia University in 2002. In 2004, he began his doctoral studies in Business Administration at Boğaziçi University. During this period, within the family company, he served as an engineering manager in the project planning stages of the development of National and Indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems. Throughout this process, he took part in various phases of the product life cycle, including conceptual design, prototyping, testing, production, and training. He currently serves as the General Manager of Baykar.
