Background
He was born in Bulgaria to parents of Turkish ethnicity.
He was born in Bulgaria to parents of Turkish ethnicity.
The family emigrated in 1989 to Turkey, settled first in the Batıkent neighborhood of Yenimahalle, Ankara, and moved later to Pursaklar, Ankara. He began in 1994 with weightlifting in Pursaklar. He participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sağır took the silver medal in the -85 kg division at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia.
The 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) tall athlete at 88 kg (194 pounds 139 st) is a member of Ankara Demir Spor, where he is coached by Osman Nuri Vural.