He obtained a master's degree and a doctorate from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ).

He obtained further education regarding projects and engineering in Spain, before taking a senior management course at Harvard University.

[3] He also worked on the development of the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft, the F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, helicopter electronic warfare systems, the M60 tank modernisation, long range air and missile defense systems, coding and simulation.

Following the resignation of Ahmet Davutoğlu as Prime Minister in May 2016, the AK Party held an Extraordinary Congress on 22 May to determine his successor.

Binali Yıldırım was elected as party leader unopposed and formed his cabinet on 24 May, appointing Özlü as the Minister of Science, Industry and Technology.