Mehmet Konuralp received his training in architecture and city planning at the Architectural Association in London. He began his professional practice in 1965 in London with Richard Sheppard, Robson and Partners, and established a private practice in Istanbul upn his return to Turkey in 1969. During this same time period he was a lecturer and design tutor at schools of architecture in Istanbul, where he still maintains ties as a guest lecturer and tutor. Konuralp's completed work has focused on public and administrative buildings, art facilities and cultural centres, and housing.