[3] In June, Yılmaz competed at the Olympic Hopes meet in Penza, Russia, where she placed fourth in the all-around, fifth on bars and floor, and won the bronze medal on beam.

[6] Later that year, Yılmaz competed at the Mediterranean Junior Championships in Italy, where she placed fourth in the all-around and on vault, fifth on the uneven bars and won the gold medal on the balance beam.

At the Mersin World Cup in July, she won the balance beam gold in front of a home crowd, and placed fourth on floor and fifth on the uneven bars.

[11] Yılmaz competed at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal but was limited to the uneven bars due to a knee injury, and did not make the event finals.

At the Mersin World Cup, Yılmaz won three silver medals in front of a home crowd: one on the uneven bars, one on the balance beam and one on floor.

[12] In March, Yılmaz competed at the Turkish Championships, winning the silver medal in the all-around, and taking the bronze in both the uneven bars and balance beam finals.

[14] On 13 June 2020, Yılmaz uploaded a video to YouTube, in which she revealed that she was subjected to mobbing and psychological abuse by her managers, which contributed to her decision to retire from gymnastics.