Mehmet Tekergül has graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2000 and received his Master's degree in Private Law from Kadir Has University in 2010 and his Master's degree in Law & Economics from Marmara University in 2023. Having worked as a freelance lawyer in the early years of his professional career, he started his corporate career at Şekerbank Legal Department in 2005 and worked in litigation and consultancy functions at HSBC Bank A.Ş. Legal Department between 2007 and 2015. Between 2015 and 2022, he worked as the Legal and Compliance Manager at Volkswagen Doğuş Finansman A.Ş. and its group companies (factoring, ınsurance, operational leasing). Mehmet Tekergül, who lastly served as Legal Advisory Vice President at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası, has been appointed as Legal Counsel at Alternatif Bank as of April 2024.