Rıza Aktepe graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering and the Business Administration Department of Istanbul University AUZEF and started his professional career in 1990 at İGDAŞ (Istanbul Natural Gas Project). Later, he worked at SAE-VİNSAN (İzmit Natural Gas Project) as Steel Line Officer, at VİNSAN (Environment Integration and Dam Project) as a Deep Sea Discharge Construction Manager under the title of İZGAZ Investments Manager, at AGDAŞ (Adapazarı Natural Gas Project) as Operations Manager and TERRA Project Control Project Manager at ENVY companies. Mr. Aktepe is serving Aksa Doğalgaz Dağıtım A.Ş. since 2005 as the Technical Services Director