Fikret Çetinkaya completed his primary and secondary education in Adapazari, Turkey. He moved to Istanbul for his university degree where he graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. His first relation with athletics started in middle school when he was selected to the athletics team. He has won the city tournament after he became the 4th best in his region. On 1975, he got transferred to Fenerbahçe Sports Club Athletics Team from Sakarya Sports Club, this was a milestone for his career. After 5 years of Professional sports career, Fikret Çetinkaya started operating in the accounting department of the club, therefore he ended his sports career.

Later on as a sports Professional, Fikret Çetinkaya was selected as a board member in Turkish Athletics Federation under Ali Ergenç and İlker Çetin’s presidential period. Together with his enourmous efforts for the Turkish Athletics , he was involved for the foundation of Balkan Athletics Union.

On 2007, he was appointed as the head of Athletics Department of Fenerbahçe Sports Club, where he carried this task succesfully until 2013. On 2013, he became the Coordinator of Amateur Branches for Fenerbahçe.

Fikret Çetinkaya contributed to the achievements and success of National Athlete Ramil Guliyev, who became the World Champion recently as well as world no.5 Eda Tuğsuz.