Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı was born in Adana Kozan in 1965. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1984. He completed his master's degree at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences in 1987 with his thesis “Insurances according to Islam”. With the thesis titled “Alternatives to imprisonment”, written under supervision of Ord. Prof. Dr. Sulhi Dönmezer, he received his PhD in 1994, from Istanbul University.

After serving as a candidate judge in Istanbul Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction Courts and judge in Göynük and Kelkit, he worked in Dicle and Selçuk Universities. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı currently works in Social Sciences University of Ankara.

In 1995, he appointed as assistant professor and in 2001 he promoted to associate professor with his associate professorship dissertation entitled "Prison in Our History". He assigned as a professor in 2007 with his professorship presentation thesis “Crimes and Punishments in Law of Ottomans”.

 Between the dates of 2008-2018, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı served as Director of the School of Justice at Selçuk University Faculty of Law and Coordinator of the Konya Examination Coordinatorship of  Anadolu University Open Learning Faculty.

Currently Prof. Dr. Mustafa Avcı is serving as Head of the Department of History of Law at Law Faculty, Head (pp) the Department of Islamic Law at Law Faculty and Head of the Department of Public Law at Institute of Social Sciences and also a member of Social Sciences and Art Ethical Council of Interuniversity Board.

Prof. Dr. Avcı is married and has three children. He can speak Arabic and French.