Dr. Ardiclioglu was born in 1966 in Kayseri, Turkey. He received his undergraduate from Cukurova University in 1987 with a Civil Engineering degree. Later in 1990, Dr. Ardiclioglu received a Ms degree and in 1994 Ph.D. degree from the same university in Hydraulics, Civil Engineering. His dissertation was on Investigating Turbulent Flows in a Smooth Channel with the Help of a Laser Doppler Anemometer. After receiving his Ph.D. he started working at Erciyes University Civil Engineering Department as an Assistant professor, where he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2006 and Professor in 2011. He was taught Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Open channel flow and Water Supply courses at Civil engineering department. He has been a visiting scholar at Auburn University in USA and Epoka University in Albania between 2010-2011. He was retired from Erciyes University in 2016 October. Dr. Ardiclioglu is married and has three daughters.