Onur Tevfik Akkız, born in January 1986, graduated from Adana Fen Lisesi in 2003. Following this, he completed his undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering at Bilkent University in 2008.

In 2018, he obtained his Master’s degree in Film and Television from Istanbul Bilgi University, and within the same year, he also completed his doctoral studies in Cinema and Media Studies at Bahçeşehir University.

In 2006, he earned certificates in screenwriting and directing at Sinematek Cinema House. In 2010, he received an 8-week Film Direction and a 12-week Editing training from the New York Film Academy, followed by a 6-month Cinematography training in 2011 at the same institution.

Akkız has worked in various capacities within the industry. Between 2011 and 2013, he worked in the camera and lighting department at A Plus Lighting, Camera, and Lighting Company, contributing to two feature films, TV series, and advertisements. From 2013 to 2014, he worked as a script and treatment writer for TV series at Pana Film Production Company. In 2017, he engaged in photography and cinematography work at Headshot Istanbul. In 2019, he served as a part-time lecturer for Advertising Photography courses at Bahçeşehir University.