He was born in 1985 in Istanbul/Üsküdar. He is originally from Trabzon.

He completed his primary and secondary education in Istanbul.

After graduating from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering (2008), he received his master's degree from Boğaziçi University, Department of Industrial Engineering (2011).

He started his professional career as an Assistant Planning Expert at the General Directorate of Economic Sectors and Coordination of the Prime Ministry State Planning Organisation in 2009 and was appointed as a Planning Expert (Ministry of Development) in 2014. He then completed his second master's degree in Economics at Duke University (USA) (2017-2019).

Since 2018, he served as Deputy Head of the Department of Transport and Logistics (October 2020-March 2021), Head of the Department of Energy and Mining (November 2021-April 2022), Deputy Director General of Sectors and Public Investments (April 2022-September 2023) at the Presidential Strategy and Budget Directorate.

On 19 September 2023, Faruk Cirit was appointed as Acting Director General of Sectors and Public Investments and on 23 February 2024 he was appointed as Director General of Sectors and Public Investments.

He has a good command of English.

He is married and has 2 children.