Ömer Halisdemir was born as one of the seven children to Hasan Hüseyin Halisdemir and his wife Fadimeana at Çukurkuyu town in Bor district of Niğde Province, central Turkey, on February 20, 1974.[1][2] He spent his childhood in his hometown.[3] During his free time after school hours, he worked as a shepherd.[4][5]