About

Ergun Yavaş was born on 2 May 1966 in Bafa, Milas (Muğla). After primary and secondary school in Bafa he graduated from the İzmir School of Finance in 1983 and entered Ankara University Faculty of Law the same year. Under his compulsory service obligation he started working as a tax officer at the Çubuk Tax Office of the Ministry of Finance and Customs in Ankara, and shortly afterwards moved to the Ministry's Chief Legal Counsel's Office. After graduating from the Faculty of Law in 1989 he resigned from the civil service and completed his legal traineeship at the Ankara Bar.

While serving as Treasury Counsel in Istanbul, a post he held for about two years, he passed the written and oral examinations and became a Customs Controller in September 1992. In May 2013 he retired at his own request from his post as Chief Customs and Trade Inspector at the Ministry of Customs and Trade. During this period he spent about three years abroad.

Since September 2013 he has practised as an independent attorney registered with the Istanbul Bar. He also holds a customs broker certificate, although he does not practise as a broker. He has published a book and many articles on customs, foreign trade, smuggling and foreign exchange law, and provides legal advice and representation mainly in these fields.