Sergen Yanıklar was born in Samsun in 1995. After studying Public Relations and Advertising at Çanakkale 18 Mart University, he graduated from the Radio, Television and Cinema Department of Erciyes University in Kayseri in 2020. Yanıklar has worked on many short films, documentaries, music videos and television programs.

His film with Mohammad Huseyin Khawari "My Grandfather's Job" was selected for screening at Foça Film Days 2022.