Şevket Topal graduated from Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 1992. He received his master’s degree at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Institute of Social Sciences in 1995 and doctorate degree at the same university in 2000. He continued his studies as research assistant at Yüzüncü Yıl University between years 1993-1995 and his studies in Islamic Law at the same university between years 2001-2007. He served as research assistant at Ondokuz Mayıs University between years 1995-2001. He continues his studies in Department of Fundamental Islamic Sciences, Department of Islamic Law at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University since 2007.