emre şimşek was born in bayburt, turkey on june 14, 1987. after finishing the high school at his hometown in 2005, he studied physical education and sports in the kazım karabekir faculty of education at atatürk university in erzurum. he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2009. şimşek obtained a master's degree in sports medicine in 2012. currently, he is a lecturer at sports college of erciyes university in kayseri.