He was born in Antalya in 1954. He finished his primary and secondary education in Antalya. He studied Industrial Engineering in the Faculty of Mechanics in Istanbul Technical University.
He did his master's degree in Industrial Engineering in 1975 and got his PhD in 1979. After his PhD, he went to USA Purdue University as a visiting researcher and lecturer between 1981-82. After returning home, he became an Associate Doctor in Industrial Engineering department in the Faculty of Business Administration of Istanbul Technical University in 1984, and a Professor in 1989.
In the same university, he delivered lectures and did thesis supervision at undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD levels on System Analysis, Operational Research, Decision Analysis, Multi-Purpose Decision Making. Meanwhile, he also worked as a project manager and consultant in public and private sectors. In 1992, he was appointed as the "Founding Rector" of the newly opened Sakarya University. During his position here as "the youngest rector of Turkey," he visited many USA and European universities to determine the placements of the Research Assistants to be sent abroad within the frame of raising high quality lecturers program.
While he continued his position as a lecturer in Istanbul Technical University, he also worked as a member for Higher Education Committee (YÖK) between 1996-2000. Between 2004-2005, he worked as the General Secretary for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. He worked as a Board Chairman for İGDAŞ and İDO Inc. He is currently a lecturer and Faculty Commission member in the Industrial Engineering department in the Faculty of Business Administration in Istanbul Technical University. Also, he works as a Rector Consultant in the same university, as well as being the Board Member and Vice-President for ARI Teknokent A.Ş.
He works in the areas of Multi-Purpose Decision Making / Decision Analysis. He has two published books in this area: "The Journal of European Operational Research" and "The Engineering Economist." He also has many international and domestic articles and declarations published in international journals. Prof. EVREN speaks English and German. He is married with two children. Since 2011, he has been working as a Trustee Committee Chairman in Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.