Born in Sakarya in 1980, Yavuz Köroğlu graduated from the Department of Economics at Ege University in 2003. Holding a master's degree from the Economics and Finance Department of Boğaziçi University, Köroğlu began his career at the international audit and consultancy firm PwC. Between 2010 and 2017, he served as the Internal Audit Manager at Arkas Holding Inc. Between 2017 and 2023, he worked as the Director of Finance responsible for Accounting, Finance, and Human Resources Departments at Inter Abrasiv, a leading company in abrasive production in Turkey and Europe. Since June 2023, Yavuz Köroğlu has been serving as the Deputy General Manager of Financial Affairs at Zorlu Holding, Meta Nickel Cobalt Inc.
Yavuz Köroğlu is married and the father of one child.