He received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Middle East Technical University, in 1991, and later received his master’s degree in Business Administration from Bilkent University.

Mr. Öztop was appointed as “CEO and Board Member” at Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye  in August 2018. In addition, Mr. Öztop is also Member of the Executive Committee of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey (KOSGEB) and Board Member of TII (Turkish Investment Initiative). He was assigned as the Chairperson of the Board of TCMA in October 2021 and serving as the Deputy Chairperson of Board of Directors of  Central Securities Depository (CSD) of Turkey since February 2021 and also serving as  Chairperson of Board of Directors of Türkiye Kalkınma Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetim A.Ş. since November 2020

Having approximatley 30  years of experience in the Banking Sector, ÖZTOP worked as a  senior executive invsetment banker in Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. (TSKB), in  Körfezbank A.Ş. and in Garanti Yatırım Menkul Kıymetler A.Ş.