Faruk Hacihafizoglu was born in Kars, Turkey in 1965. He finished primary-secondary and high school in Kars. He took his BSc degree in Agricultural Engineering in Akdeniz University in 1991, Royal Society of Art Diploma in Photography in University of Bristol in 1997, and BA degree in Contemporary Media Practices in Westminster University in 2002. He worked as a journalist, photographer, producer and director.