Gökbakar's formative years were spent in Turkey's capital city, Ankara, where he received his primary and secondary education at the prestigious schools affiliated with the renowned Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ).
Following the completion of his high school education in 1997, Gökbakar pursued his passion for music and visual arts at the esteemed Faculty of Fine Arts of Bilkent University in Ankara.
After four years of rigorous academic pursuit, Gökbakar graduated in 2002 with an impressive grade point average that ranked him fourth among a class of 350 students.
Gökbakar's early life was marked by tragedy, as his father's untimely death in a traffic accident when he was just eight years old left a lasting impact on his life and shaped his worldview.
