He was born on April 20, 1978 in Samsun.

Political Scientist; He has a bachelor's and master's degree in International Relations.

He worked as a manager at different levels in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM). He worked as Business Development Manager, Social Services Projects Manager and Project Coordination Manager respectively in Sağlık A.Ş. which is a subsidiary institution of IMM.

During this period, he managed various projects under the titles of Health Care at Home, Women's Health and the Health of Disabled.

He led the Social Aid Voucher project, which enables people in need to shop directly from the markets.

He has been a founding partner and board member in various companies as a freelance entrepreneur in the fields of IT, food and construction.

He served as the AK Party Samsun Member of Parliament in Turkish Grand National Assembly on 25^th and 26^th periods.

He served as a member of the Ak Parti Group Board of Directors in addition to being a Clerk Member of the Foreign Affairs Commission in the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

During his term as a Member of Parliament, he worked on Fishery and Medical sectors.

While he was the General Director of Management Services at the Ministry of Industry and Technology, he was appointed as the President of KOSGEB.

Mr. Kurt speaks English, he is married and has 2 children.