He received his BSc degree in Environmental Engineering from METU in 2005, MSc degree in Environmental Engineering from METU in 2010, and Sussex University (UK) in 2013.  In the first master thesis, he studied electricity generation projections and associated greenhouse gas emissions. He holds a master's degree in climate change, energy and development from the University of Sussex. In 2015, he received his Ph.D. He has worked in public institutions for almost 15 years. He worked as Assistant Deputy Expert, Planning Expert and Head of Department at the State Planning Organization and the Ministry of Development. He was the Advisor to Deputy Minister in the field of Finance and Sustainability at the Ministry of National Education. In addition to these duties, he has participated in the international climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on behalf of Turkey on a regular basis since 2007. Between the years 2011-2018, he contributed to the of the United Nations on Agenda 2030, Sustainable Development Goals and Objectives, Development Finance and Green Economy. He taught Energy Policy and Finance at METU and Global Climate Change at Hacettepe University as a part-time lecturer. He has been working on climate change and development, sustainable energy policies, energy and finance, green growth and sustainable development goals. He published articles, books and book chapters in international publishers.