Born in 1963, Mehmet Açar, after graduating from Galatasaray High School, obtained his bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature from Boğaziçi University. He pursued a Master's degree in Cinema/TV at Marmara University's Faculty of Fine Arts. Starting from 1989, he began his career in the media industry and started writing film reviews. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of Sinema magazine for 12 years. Mehmet Açar, who has also conducted film theory, film analysis, and cinema history courses in various institutions, is the film critic for Habertürk newspaper.