[1] Duygu Yılmaz was born to a footballer father in Keçiören district Ankara Province, Turkey on May 3, 1988.

However, she accepted her trainers suggestion to play the goalkeeper from then on due to her good reflex she exposed during a training as she was keping the goal.

[1] In the 2020-21 Turkish Women's Football League season, she joined Beşiktaş and enjoyed the champion title with her team.

[1] Yılmaz was admitted to the Turkey girls' U-17 team, and debuted in the friendly match against Belgium on January 31, 2008.

[11] She was a member of the Turkey women's U-19 team, and took part at three matches of the 2007 UEFA Championship First qualifying round.