Born in Mersin in 1974, Hayati Bakış completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Mersin. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning in 14 years due to his passion for journalism.
He started his journalism career in Global Newspaper as a culture and art correspondent in the 1990s, when he started his university life, and worked in the fields of public relations, advertising and organization, as well as print and visual media.
In addition to Global Culture and Arts, Haber Extra Magazine, Nokta Magazine, Yeni Binyıl Newspaper, he also worked as the editor-in-chief and executive editor of the magazines Bakış Tasarım and Mimart, which give life to sectoral publications.
He worked as a media director at Image Public Relations and VIP PR companies. He worked as a reporter and editor in the Objective News Program broadcast on Channel 6 and the Hayat Böyle News Program broadcast on BRT TV.
In the 2000s, he worked at ATV Haber and took part in the establishment of Gebze-based Memleket Newspaper, and worked as an editor at Dünya Newspaper and Origami Medya. Joining the TÜRKONFED family in 2016, Hayati Bakış serves as the Deputy Secretary General for Corporate Communications.