Born in 1965 in Kayseri, he completed his primary education in Kayseri and his secondary and high school education at TED Ankara College. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1989. After completing his compulsory service at Uşak State Hospital, he began his residency in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital in 1991. Upon completing his specialization in 1995, he continued to work at the same clinic as a Chief Assistant.