[1] In addition, the east tribune of Vodafone Park, which was opened in 2016, was named "Baba Hakkı Tribünü".

His father, a major in the Ottoman Army moved his family of six children to Istanbul, settling in the Beşiktaş district when Yeten was a year old.

Yeten was attracted to football after his eldest brother, Muhtar, a multi-talented sportsman) introduced him to the sport.

Yeten was capped only three times for the Turkey national football team due to World War II.

After his retirement from the active sports, he served as Vice Chairman of the Turkish Football Federation, and acted as president of Beşiktaş J.K. for three terms in 1960–1963, 1964–1966 and 1967–1968.

Called "Baba" ("Father") Hakkı, he was elected the first honorary president of his club before he died on April 17, 1989, in Istanbul.