He was born on January 1, 1956 in Kamisli village of Agri as the second child of Nureddin Atmaca and Mahi Atmaca. He completed his primary education in Ceylanli Village Primary School and secondary education in Ataturk Secondary School. He completed his high school education in 1974 and graduated from Naci Gokce High School. He married Katibe Atmaca in 1974. In November 1975, his first child was born. He has five children, two boys, and three girls. In 1979, he and his family moved from Kamisli Village to center of Agri. In the same year, he started his business career by opening a white goods, electronics, and furniture store in Agri using funds provided by his father, Nureddin Atmaca. Between 1979 and 1988, Hayrettin Atmaca, a successful businessman, was the distributor of several worldwide brands, particularly the AEG brand, and in 1988 he became the tax winner in Agri. In 1988, he decided to continue his commercial life in Istanbul in order to improve his current business volume and settled in Istanbul with his family.