Background
Künkül was born on January 2, 1959 in Elazig, Turkey; the son of Mehmet and Fadime (Aksoy) Künkül.
Künkül was born on January 2, 1959 in Elazig, Turkey; the son of Mehmet and Fadime (Aksoy) Künkül.
Kunkul received a Bachelor of Science degree from Firat University in 1982. Six years later he earned his Master of Science degree from Ataturk University. In 1992, Asim was given a Ph.D. from the same university.
Künkül began his career as a research assistant at Atatürk University in 1986. Three years later he took a position of a research assistant at İnönü University. Then in 1993, Asim was appointed an assistant professor at the same university. Also he served as an associate professor at İnönü University. Since 2008 Künkül has been a professor at that university.
On October 8, 1989 Asim Kunkul married Fatma Ozdil. They have three children.