Ahmet was born in Ankara, Turkey. He was studying Business in Bilkent University and was a fierce member of the Turkish National Ice Hockey Team, when he started to shoot stills and make short films. He completed his under graduate degree in University of Odense, Denmark, and studied film at Central St. Martins in London, before moving to Brooklyn, New York. Once stateside, he further studied filmmaking and started working on all levels of production, like every other New Yorker. Nowadays, he is based in Istanbul, happily married with a child. He is well traveled and has shot films in several countries and continues to commute back and forth between Turkey, Europe and US to shoot features, streaming series and documentaries.