Akpulat received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration fromMiddle East Technical University in 1990 and his MBA degree from Sabancı University in 2005. He started his professional career in Brisa in 1992, worked in various senior positions in Brisa between 1992-2016, and finally served as Deputy General Manager of Marketing at Brisa. Akpulat, who joined Temsa Motorlu Araçlar team as General Manager in 2017, was appointed as Çimsa Gray Cement Marketing and Sales Deputy General Manager in April 2020 and continued this duty until October 14, 2020. Akpulat has assumed the role of Chief Global Sales and Construction Business Unit Leader since 21 June 2021.