[1][2] Yeliz Yılmaz played for several teams in Turkey, including Üsküdar Bld.

[4] She played the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship qualification matches.

[10][11] She was member of the silver medal-winning national team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy.

[12] In 2017, she won the silver medal with the national team at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaycan.

[13][14] Yılmaz was part of the Turkey women's national beach handball team.