Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Istanbul University in 1970 , admitted in practice in 1973 following completion of his compulsory military service and founded Yaşar Öztürk Law Offices in Samsun.

He held the position of general manager in one of Turkey’s leading transport companies and set up the company’s international cargo transport operations in 1976.He has resigned after successfully putting the company in good standing and the operations well running status and continued to work as a lawyer and managing partner in his own law firm since then.

Member of Samsun Bar Association (1973), International Bar Association(1976),Committees of Maritime and Transport Law ,Insurance Law and Aeronautical Law, Council Member representing Turkey in Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association(1987), Associate Member of American Bar Association(1996), Lawyer Pilots Bar Association (1997), Member of Foreign Affairs Committee in the Union of Turkish Bar Associations , Samsun Turkish American Association ( Chairman 1988-2005) , Black Sea Aviation Club (Chairman 1988-1997) , Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Lawyers Flying Club (UK) , EAA (USA), Turkish Airline Pilots Association (Chairman of Legal Committee), British-Turkish Lawyers Association (UK), Aviation Insurance Association (USA).

He has been awarded with the medal of Cavaliero di San Silvestro (Knight) by Pope Jean Paul II for his legal services given to the Italian Catholic Churches in Turkey in 1987.

His book "Business and Commercial Laws of Saudi Arabia"  was published in Turkish in 1984 , his speech on “ Problems in Multimodal Transports to Iran/Iraq via Turkey” in Strasbourg conference (1989) of International Bar Association was published by IBA. His articles on aviation law, transport law and bankruptcy issues appeared in the newsletters of IBA in 2004,2005 and 2006. His new work “Aircraft Leasing in Turkey”  was published in 2005. His book " Captain Pilot's Authority and Responsibility" was published in Turkish in January 2009. His several articles on Turkish Law were published in APLA Journal in 1988 and 1989 by Asia Pacific Lawyers Association and various articles on how to set up a company and how to do business in Russian Federation, International Litigation, International Commercial Litigation in PRC, Building International Sales Contract, Legal Issues on Selling to Iraq  were published in Dünya Newspaper (a daily economical and commercial newspaper published in Turkey) , various articles on aviation law were published in the Journal of Aviation College of Anatolian University, in Lloyd’s Aviation Law , Turkish Aviation and View from Cockpit, Sky Messenger magazines. . His articles are published monthly on Sky Messenger (Gokyuzu Haberci) and View from Cockpit( Kokpitten Bakış) magazines. He is European Transport Law Journal’s correspondent for Turkey. His articles on Turkish transport law appeared in this periodical. His new works on Turkish Civil Aviation Law , Warsaw and Montreal 1999 Conventions and Aviation Insurance in Turkish language are scheduled to be published in 2009. He has spoken on various issues of international arbitration, international commercial sales, crossborder litigation, insurance and air carrier's liability issues at the conferences of Samsun Chamber of Commerce , Samsun Bar Association, Istanbul Bar Association, Union of Bar Associations of Turkey  and  Samsun Arbitration Association.


He has been attending annual conferences of International Bar Association (since 1979) and Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association( since 1987) and attended the seminars of Lloyds’ London Press on International Aviation Law and Insurance in 1995 and 1997 , seminar of IBA in 1997 on Arbitration in Maritime and Transport Disputes , Gaining Access Conference of ABA’s Forum on Air and Space Law in Washington DC in 1998, Annual Air Finance Law Conference in Washington DC in 2001, Beaumont Garnault 6th International Aviation Conference in London in July 2002 , European Air Law Association’s Conference in Stockholm in November 2002, International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Conference of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce in Istanbul in April 2003 , International Bar Association’s Conference on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law in Rome in April 2003 and seminars on European Union organized by Turkish Democracy Foundation and European Union in Ankara in August 2003, McGill University’s Worldwide Conference on Current Challenges in International Aviation in Montreal in September 2004, IFALPA (International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations) Annual Conferences in 2004 in Sydney and in 2005 in Cape Town, Insurance Law Seminar organized by Union of Turkish Bar Association in Istanbul in November 2004,A Four Days Seminar on European Human Rights Convention and Court in 2004 in Samsun, Conference on European Union Law organized by Union of Turkish Bar Associations and EU in Istanbul in November 2004,American Bar Association’s Section on International Law Spring Meeting in New York in April 2006, IATA Legal Symposium in İstanbul in February 2007, IFALPA Annual Conference in Dubrovnik in March 2007,Global Justice Forum in Rome in May 2007, Global Justice ForumSeminars at Columbia University in New York in November 2007, IFALPA Legal Committee Meetings in Buenos Aires in November 2007, in Pretoria in December 2008.Seminars of Alternative Dispute Resolution and International Commercial Arbitration organized by The British-Turkish Lawyers Association and The Law Society of England&Wales at The British Consulate General in Istanbul between 18-19 March 2008, American Bar Association International Law Section's Spring Meeting Conferences in New York between 01-05 April 2008. 

Specialized in Aviation Law, Air Finance ,Maritime and Transport Law,Commercial Law, Insurance Law, Contracts Law, International Private Law ,Banking Law , Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, Foreign Investment Law ,Litigation and Arbitration, compensation for injuries and death, credit collections. He acts as an expert before the courts in the areas of his specialization.

He is holder of Commercial Pilot’s License with multi engine rating .