Recep Suleyman Özdil was born in Istanbul in 1961. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science, Department of Economics. After beginning his professional career as an Auditor at a private company in 1984, Özdil served as a Specialist, Assistant Manager and Branch Manager at Albaraka Turk Özel Finans Kurumu A.Ş. between 1986 and 1993. He worked as a Finance Coordinator at a private company between 1993 and 1995 before performing his duties as Assistant General Manager at İhlas Finans Kurumu A.S. from 1995 to 2001 and at Family Finans Kurumu A.S. from 2001 to 2005. Özdil served as board member and General Manager at Birleşik Fon Bankası A.S. from 2005 till 2011, and as a board member of the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund between 2011 and 2014. Having served as Chairman of Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. between 2015 and 2026, Özdil has been serving as General Manager and Board Member Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. since April 9, 2026.