Career
Yalçınkaya qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan. At age 17, he was the youngest medal-winning sportsman in Turkish Olympics history. Defeated Jolly Katongole (Uganda) 22-7
Defeated Jeyhun Abiyev (Azerbaijan) 23-20
Defeated Alfonso Pinto (Italy) 33-24
Defeated Sergey Kazakov (Russia) 26-20
Lost to Yan Bhartelemy Varela (Cuba) 16-21
At the European Championships 2006 he lost early to Englishman Stuart Langley.
Later he competed at bantamweight.
In 2008 he signed a contract with German based Ahmed Öner and turned pro in March 2008.