Dr. Yalçın Eyigün graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering in 1995. He completed his master's and doctorate degrees at the same university.

Dr. Eyigün, who worked at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality’s Rail System Directorate between 1997 and 2012, worked as a Control Engineer, Deputy Manager and Manager in Charge of Rail System Project and Construction Works.

He was assigned as Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications, General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments between 2012 and 2015.

During his tenure at Directorate General of Infrastructure Investments, he worked in various positions such as Urban Rail System and Mainline Railway Projects Survey and Construction Works Sector Contact Person, Eurasia Road Crossing Project Contact Person, and took part in Marmaray construction activities.

Dr. Eyigün also worked as a lecturer at Yalova University, Department of Transportation Engineering from 2018 to 2019.
In 2018-2019 academic year, he was assigned as Deputy Associate Professor at Istanbul Ticaret University, Department of Civil Engineering.

He was appointed as Advisor to the Minister at Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure on May 8, 2019, and General Director of Infrastructure Investments on September 19, 2019.