Murat KARATAŞ was born in Çanakkale in 1977. In 2000, he graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

He started his professional career as a Candidate Engineer at ASELSAN in 2000. Between 2000 and 2008, he played important roles in different projects as an Electronic Design Engineer, and in 2008 he transferred to the Systems Engineering Department. Between 2008-2014, he served as system engineer and technical manager of critical air defense projects. In 2014, he was appointed as the Program Director of Air Defense Gun and Smart Munition Systems. After serving until 2018, he was appointed as the Air and Missile Defense Systems Program Director responsible for all air defense projects.

He was appointed as the Executive Vice President responsible for the Microelectronics, Guidance and Electro-Optics Sector on January 22, 2024. With the decision of the ASELSAN Board of Directors, he was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Avionics and Guidance Systems on January 3, 2025.

Murat KARATAŞ is married and has two children.