Atakan Alaftargil was born on November 9, 1976, in Erzurum,[1] Turkey.
His older brother Arif Alaftargil competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
He graduated from Atatürk University with a degree in physical education and sports.
[2] He competed for Turkey at the 2002 Winter Olympics[3] after participating at the 2001 World Alpine Ski Championships in St. Anton, Austria.
[2] This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Turkey is a stub.