Yasin Pilavcilar (born September 11, 1990, in Istanbul, Turkey) is a horse racing jockey, who is currently riding at Veliefendi Race Course in Istanbul, Turkey.
Pilavcilar commenced his apprenticeship training at Veliefendi Race Course in 2005.
After successfully completing a two-year training at Jockey Club of Turkey Ekrem Kurt Apprentice Jockey Training Center, he was entitled to an apprentice jockey licence in 2007.
He had been training since the last period, began working at the Atman Stablemate, and the same time he was an apprentice to the Turkish master jockey Halis Karatas.
He met the same period by making a deal with racehorse owner Ethem Murat Kesebir and began to train his horses.
After getting a license, for two years only he trained the racehorse at workouts in Istanbul.
In that period, he developed the riding techniques and horse-jockey communications.
When he felt ready to fully commit himself, he commenced to ride the races, and in a short time, he managed to attract the attention and won the trust of the racing community.