According to his interview, it was his brother, Ozan, who brought home a cassette of Ferhan Şensoy's movie Ferhangi Şeyler and Yalabık memorized every line of it and became determined to become an actor.
[6] Yalabık, who played in various roles in many amateur groups, eventually got enrolled in Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1997 to study theater.
In 2006, he appeared in Orhan Hakalmaz's clip Şu Kışlanın Kapısına,[7] and in 2007, together Sezin Akbaşoğulları, he played in Robert Bosch GmbH's commercial for Turkey.
[13] In 2016, he was cast in a movie about the effects left behind by the Balkan Wars, titled Annemin Yarası, which was directed by Ozan Açıktan.
[14] At the same year he voiced the characters Adnan ve Çizer on the animation film Kötü Kedi Şerafettin based on Bülent Üstün's novel[15] He also continued his theater career by appearing on the play The 39 Steps in Turkey.