Kenan Kırtıl was born in 1957, Erzincan-İliç. He graduated from Marmara University-Faculty of Economics and Administration Sciences in 1982. In 1977, he started his career as a clerk in Ministry of Development and Housing, Big Istanbul Main Plan Bureau. He served as a planner and supervisor in private sector between 1985 and 1994. He started to work as Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Director of Credits in 1994. Since November 2004, he has been serving as the director at the Directorate of Budget and Supervision. Kırtıl is married with 2 children.