Born in Çayeli, Rize in 1974 Mr. Ebubekir ŞAHİN completed his primary school education in Rize and high school education in Sakarya. He graduated from Public Relations Department of Gazi University Communication Faculty. He received his Master’s degree from Journalism in 2002.

He served as an official at the Ministry of the Interior and the General Directorate of Security, as an advisor to a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), as Director of the Private Office of the Ministry of Justice during the first term of the AK Party in 2002,. Moreover, he served as Director of the Private Office and Department Head at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as Advisor to the President of the Radio and Television Supreme Council, and as Advisor to the Prime Minister for Public Relations. He then served as Head of the Administrative and Financial Affairs Department, Deputy General Manager, and Acting General Manager of Anadolu Agency between 2011 and 2014.

Between 2014 and 2017, he served as Deputy Undersecretary and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies.

He was elected as a member of Radio and Television Supreme Council at the session dated 16 October 2017 of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in accordance with the Article 35 of the Law No.6112.

Having served as a member for a period of time, Şahin was elected as the President of the Supreme Council on January 23, 2019, and was re-elected on October 18, 2023, to serve his fourth term as President of RTÜK.

He was also elected to the Board of Directors of Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. on June 12, 2020, and continues to serve in this capacity. In addition, he was appointed as the Government Representative to the General Assembly of the Press Advertising Agency on August 30, 2019, and has been serving for three terms.

Ebubekir Şahin is married with two children and he speaks English.