He was born in 1972 in Eskişehir. He started his education at Istanbul University Department of Sociology in 1989 and completed his education at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department. He worked at Ankara State Theater between 1995-1997. Since 1997, Serhat Tutumluer has been working at Kocaeli City Theater, but as of the 2008-2009 season, he has taken a break from this position. He is currently working at Talimhane Theater in Istanbul, where he is one of the founders. He is married to Senan Kara.