Seçkin was born 1977 in Istanbul. His father and mother are among the oldest professional guides in Türkiye. Seçkin traveled to Canada, USA, USSR, Yugoslavia & Italy during his childhood. He spent his apprentice years in tourism with trips to Uludağ, Egypt, Spain and France. During the period he got his university education in the US and England, he was also taking groups to different countries around the world. During his 30 years long tourism journey, he travelled and lead groups all over Türkiye, more than 100 countries around the world and thousands of cities. He is a certified tour guide in French, English, Spanish and Russian. His main hobbies are traveling, history, books and sports.