Atilla Aldemir was born in 1975 in Istanbul, Turkey. He began to study violin with Prof. Çiğdem Yonat-İyicil at Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory, and continued his post-graduate studies with Prof. Lukas David at Detmold Hochschule für Musik in 1994. After graduating with Künstlerische Reifeprüfung Diploma in 1999, he concentrated on his studies for the Konzertexamen (equivalent to honours soloist diploma) at Folkwang Hochschule Essen with Prof. Mintcho Mintchev and graduated with honour degree in 2002. He attended master classes of Tibor Varga, Ida Haendel, Shlomo Mintz, Christoph Poppen. Since this time he has been receiving significant contribution for his artistic development from Barbara Gorzynska in Vienna.

Aldemir was awarded the second prize at the 14th International Johannes Brahms Competition, Austria, and the special awards of Mikkeli Music Festival, Finland, and Festival di Lapedona, Italy in 2007. He was a laureate of the 8th International Violin Competition Vaclav Hulm, Zagreb 2005, 25th International Violin Competition. Besides being a laureate he was awarded the special prize "The passion for music, strong artistic temperament" at Premio Rodolfo Lipizer 2006. He also received the first prize at Folkwang Competition Essen in 2002 and 1st International Violin Competition in İstanbul in 2000. He was won the second prize in Violin Competition of Turkish Ministry of Culture in 1998. Aldemir received scholarships from Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Germany, Apple Hill Chamber Music School, USA, and Kulturförderpreis der Westfaelischen Wirtschaft, Germany. He gave concerts in many European countries, USA, Egypt and Israel; played under the baton of Gürer Aykal, Rengim Gökmen, Alexander Rahbari, Olaf Rudner, in concert halls such as Berliner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Wien in Vienna, Gürzenichsaal Köln in Cologne, Presidential Concert Hall in Ankara, with the Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, State Orchestra of Azerbaijan, Ankara and İstanbul Symphony Orchestras, Philharmonia Vienna, Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra, Detmold Chamber Orchestra, with chamber music partners Itamar Golan, Marcio Carneiro, Kerstin Feltz. He has been playing regularly with Symphony Orchestra Berlin in Berliner Philharmonie concert hall since 1999.

He has recorded for Hochschule für Musik Detmold "Detmolder Preisträger vorgestellt" in 2001 and for Dreyer&Gaido Music Production "The Contemporary Voice of Turkish Music" (Berlin) in 2003.

Atilla Aldemir plays the violin J. B. Vuillaume from the year 1840, which was kindly financed for him by the Circle of Internationally Operating Turkish Businessmen.