Mahmut Yavuz

Mahmut Yavuz is a Turkish Navy officer, born in 1982, who serves as a lieutenant in the SAT Commando underwater attack unit of the Marines and Special Forces and is best known as an ultramarathon runner. He entered the Naval High School on Heybeliada at 14, graduated from the Naval Academy in Tuzla with a computer engineering degree, and works as a running instructor. After years of half marathons and marathons he made his ultramarathon debut in 2012 at the 130 kilometre İznik Ultramarathon, and he trains 110 to 120 kilometres a week around his duty hours.