Professor Yakicier completed his medical degree at Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical School in Turkey, with a specialty in Oncology and Nuclear Medicine. He then obtained a Ph.D. in human genetics from the University Claude Bernard in France, after which he went on to pursue post-doctoral studies at Harvard University and received specialized training at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Professor Yakicier serves as an Associate Professor of medical genetics at the Council of Higher Education, Turkey, and is also a Professor of molecular biology and genetics at Acıbadem University, Istanbul Turkey.

During his career, Dr. Yakıcıer held multiple professorships and consultant positions in molecular biology and medical genetics, where he served students and patients through his specialization in both human and oncology genetics.