Seydi Yıkmış was born in 1982 in Adıyaman. In 2005, he graduated from Inönü University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering. In 2013, he graduated from Süleyman Demirel University, Institute of Science, Department of Food Engineering. In 2018, he finished his PhD education at Istanbul University, Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Food Hygiene and Technology. He is still working as a lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics Department of Namık Kemal University.