Murat graduated from Maritime Faculty of Istanbul Technical University BS in 1983 thereafter he followed a Shipping Management in MBA programme of Istanbul University whilst going to sea. His sea experince took him from a chief officer to a licensed ocean going Master. Coming ashore in 1993 Murat started working in the marine departments of various international broking houses. Co-founder of GT&G in 2005, Murat joined Lockton P.L. Ferrari in 2020.