He was born in Karabuk in 1968.

A graduate of the Department of Labor Economics and Industrial Relations, Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University, Mr. Ersoz completed his master’s degree and postgraduate education at the Institute of Social Sciences, Istanbul University.

He began his professional career as a Research Assistant at the Department of Social Politics and Social Security, Istanbul University in 1993, after which he became Dr. Research Associate in 2000, a Assoc. Prof. Dr. in 2005 and Professor in 2010.

He served as a visiting research fellow at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University between 1997-1998.

He served as Deputy Undersecretary at the Ministry of Labor and Social Security between 2009-2011 and at the Ministry of National Education between 2011-2013. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University between 2013-2015 and as the Vice-Chancellor at the same university between 2015-2019.

He has 8 books and more than 50 articles and papers published in National and International Peer Reviewed Journals.

Appointed as the Deputy Minister to the Minister of Youth and Sports upon the Presidential Decree No. 3, Mr. Ersoz is married with 4 children.