Born in Adana in 1952, Alpaslan Aktuğ graduated from Istanbul University Business Administration in 1974. Between 1976 and 1981 he worked as Cost Accounting Chief, Accounting Manager, Assistant General Manager of Finance and Administration at Boyataş Boya Dağıtım ve Sanayi A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Merbolin Group. Between 1981-1984, he worked as Assistant General Manager of Finance and Administration at Çetaş affiliated with Enka Group.
Currently he has been serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors within Güriş Group companies; Güriş Holding A.Ş., Asil Çelik Sanayi ve Tic. A.Ş., Parsan Makina Parçaları Sanayi A.Ş., Omtaş Otomotiv Transmisyon Aksamı Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Çelik Holding A.Ş. and Güriş İş Makinaları Endüstri A.Ş.