Melih Cem Başar was born in 1974; after completing his business education at Syracuse University in New York, he started his business life by establishing his own company in New York. After returning to Türkiye in 1998, he worked in the banking sector; in the following years, he worked as a senior manager for many years in the companies Mepaş, Zedpaş, Bimaş, ​​Doğan Burda Dergi, Fida Film and Sales House.

Melih Cem Başar, who is married and has two children, speaks English and Italian.