He was born on October 18, 1962 in Fethiye, Muğla. Following completing his primary and secondary education in this district, he graduated from Bursa Işıklar Military High School in 1980, Military Academy in 1984, Army War College in 2001 and Armed Forces Academy in 2008.
Since 30 August 1984, he has served as a Commander and Headquarters Officer in various units and institutions of the Gendarmerie General Command. After serving as the Military Attaché of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in Algeria between 2004 and 2006, as the Diyarbakır Provincial Gendarmerie Commander between 2006 and 2008, and as the Commander of the Gendarmerie Non-Commissioned Officer Vocational High School between 2008 and 2009, he retired in September 2009 while serving in the rank of Gendarmerie Staff Colonel. After his retirement, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in June 2012, where he started his education in October 2009.
Following the completion of his internship as a lawyer at the Ankara Bar Association, he started to practice his profession as a lawyer registered to the Ankara Bar Association as of September 2013.
Atty. İsmet Eroğlu, who speaks French at a good level and is also registered in the Mediation Registry with the registration number 21367, has been continuing his profession in Fethiye as of June 2022 as registered to the Muğla Bar Association.