He was born in 1969 in the Çamaş district of Ordu. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Anadolu University. In 1995, he began working at the Fiskobirlik Çamaş Cooperative. He served as Cooperative Manager at the Perşembe and Fatsa cooperatives. He also served as Financial Affairs Manager of the Fiskobirlik General Directorate, Head of Department of the Fiskobirlik General Directorate, and Deputy General Manager of Fiskobirlik. Turgay Çakmak is married and the father of 3 children.
