Mr. Kurşunlu was born in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University and majored in Electronic Engineering. He has been working as an engineer in Turkey and abroad. He founded "Studio Kurshuni" with Elif Esra Kurşunlu in 2002. Since 2002 they have made glass works and jewelry and trained over 347 students at their studio. They won three prizes in a competition, which was organized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Currently he produces glass works and jewelry at his studio and sells them in Turkey and abroad, including Spain and Australia.