Murat Karakoyunlu (PhD), who was born in Ankara in 1978, completed his primary, secondary and high school education and then his undergraduate education at Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of International Relations; his postgraduate education at Marmara University, Institute of Banking and Insurance, Department of Capital Markets and Stock Exchange; and his doctorate/PhD at Necmettin Erbakan University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology with the thesis "Opium in Turkish Political and Social Life".
During his public service, he served at various levels of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye and the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. After completing his military service, he took a break from his civil service in 2011 and served in senior management positions such as Group Manager, Regional Manager and General Manager in national and international private sector companies that operate in the Software, Machinery, and Agriculture sectors.
Dr. Karakoyunlu, who was appointed as the Vice President of the KOP/KPP Regional Development Administration in 2020, took the office as the President of the KPP/KOP Regional Development Administration by the Presidential Decree No. 2022/650, published in the Official Gazette dated December 10, 2022.
Dr. Karakoyunlu has also served as the Project Manager of the Enzyme Resistant Starch Project, which was implemented as the first industrial product by TUBITAK MAM Food Institute, the Vocational Qualifications Authority BDDK representative, and the Central Anatolian Exporters' Association Provincial representative. He has numerous national and international certificates and documents for the financial sector.
In addition to his articles published in various newspapers and magazines to date, he has scientific and academic studies such as the UK Experience in the Global Crisis (BDDK publication), Immigrant Perception Scale, Cryptocurrency as Metaphor and Factual Reality, Regional Development, Human Capital, and continues his academic studies in the fields of green transformation, rural development and economic sociology, especially in food security.
Dr. Karakoyunlu, who also works in many NGO activities, speaks English, and he is married and has three children.