He played for Fenerbahçe S.K., Samsunspor, Ankaragücü, İstanbulspor A.Ş., Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Ankaraspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.
[1] Yıldırım appeared in four matches for the senior Turkey national team.
His debut was a second-half substitute in a friendly against Ukraine on 12 February 2003.
[1] He also appeared in one match at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
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