He graduated as a Diplom-Ingenieur (M.Sc. in Engineering) from the Aerospace Department of the Faculty of Vehicle Technology at Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) in 1986. After graduation, he began working at the development center of MTU Aero Engines, a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz.

Within the framework of the strategic partnership, he represented MTU in 2000 at Pratt & Whitney’s headquarters in East Hartford, Connecticut, as part of the PW4090 engine program. In 2001, he moved to the GP7000 engine program office—developed for the Airbus A380 under the Engine Alliance consortium formed by Pratt & Whitney, GE, and MTU. There, he contributed to defining design requirements, responsibility allocations, and test/validation programs. He also led concept selection and pre-technology preparation projects and supervised engineers in MTU’s U.S. design office.

Following these assignments, he returned to MTU Aero Engines’ headquarters in Munich, where he designed and managed various technology programs and projects between 2003 and 2005. He played a key role in updating MTU’s turbine technology strategy, defining technological requirements, and establishing the technology roadmap.

Between 2006 and 2009, he assumed responsibility for compressor and turbine architecture selection and design within the Next Generation Single Aisle Aircraft (NGSA) and later the New Generation Product Family (NGPF) programs—focusing on the new generation Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine.

In July 2009, he transitioned to the Turkish Engine Center—established through a partnership between Turkish Airlines Technic and Pratt & Whitney—as Director of Engineering and Quality. In addition to establishing engineering processes, he took part in all phases of creating the state-of-the-art MRO center. He led the company’s SHGM, EASA, and FAA certification processes, successfully completing them.

In 2012, he became General Director of Siyahkalem Energy Group. There, he and his team prepared the international agreement signed between Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (ETKB) and the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Kenya (KIBY). He managed the natural gas import license procurement process and participated in national privatization tenders. Following one of the successful bids, he oversaw the $1,000,000,000 privatization and transition of the Kangal Thermal Power Plant to the private sector.

In 2017, he founded AY Turbine Engineering Industry Ltd., providing consultancy across technology, industry, defense, and energy sectors, offering contemporary engineering solutions. He sought to channel his international connections toward Türkiye’s aviation needs.

Starting in 2018, he served as Executive Board Member and General Manager at TR-Motor, founded to develop nationally-produced engines needed by Türkiye—primarily for the National Combat Aircraft (MMU). He prepared the roadmap for this major objective, initiated definition and preliminary concept design activities, and led the efforts. In parallel, he defined design capability and infrastructure development requirements and prepared technology development programs to support these goals. He emphasized the importance of capacity building and project consolidation for successful progress.

After leaving TR-Motor, he co-founded TMT Turbo Motor Technologies Inc. with colleagues possessing 25–30 years of sectoral experience, aiming to apply gas turbine technology across various domains.

Yalçın Yağmur is fluent in English and German. He is married and a father of four children.