Yahya Güvenç was born in Hatay, Türkiye. He began medical faculty at Karadeniz Technical University's at 1999 in Turkiye. He completed his Neurosurgery specialization at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital between 2006 and 2011in Ankara,Türkiye. He worked as a specialist at Ankara Sincan Training and Research Hospital and Yıldırım Beyazıt University's Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital in Ankara from 2011 to 2015. He has been a specialist in the Department of Neurosurgery at Marmara University's Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul, Turkiye since March 2016. He received the titles of Assistant Professor in 2018, Associate Professor in 2019, and Professor in 2025 at Marmara University's Faculty of Medicine. He completed his PhD in Microneurosurgery at Marmara University in May 2024, earning the title of Doctor of Science (PhD). He continues his studies at Marmara University.

Prof. Dr. Yahya Güvenç is dedicated to advancing spinal surgery in the Department of Neurosurgery at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul. His scientific research earned him the Young Neurosurgery Travel Award from the World Neurosurgical Society (WFNS) in South Korea in 2013 and from the German Neurosurgical Society (DGNC) in Germany in 2014. His annual report presentations won first place at symposia organized by the Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association in 2015 and 2023. His annual report received third place at the National Neurosurgery Congress organized by the Turkish Neurosurgery Association in 2024. He has published 47 articles (41 international, including science, science-experience, and e-science; 6 national), 18 book chapters (11 Turkish, on spine and spinal cord diseases; 7 international, on spine and stem cells), and 111 abstracts presented at international and national conferences. He participates as an invited speaker at international meetings held in many countries in Asia, Europe, America, North Africa, and the Middle East. He currently serves as the director of the "Istanbul Cadaver Course," which has been held 5 times between 2022 and 2026. Over 200 surgeons from approximately 25 countries have participated in the courses using computational techniques over the last 5 years. He was on the organizing committee of the Iraq-Turkey Spine Conference held in Baghdad, Iraq, in June 2023. He co-chaired the Middle East Spine Society Basic Spine Course held in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 27-28, 2024. He served on the organizing committee of the international meeting held by the MESS association in Tunisia in 2024. He co-chaired the "Istanbul Spine Masters" course, an international course held annually in Istanbul, from 2025 to 2026, and continues to do so this year. He was co-chair the Dr. Mehmet Zileli course, an international course held in Azerbaijan in 2025. He is co-chairing the international Spine meeting of the ISS association, to be held in Kazakhstan in May 2026 and in Albania in December 2026. He is also co-chairing the 2026 annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Cervical Spine Association, an international organization, which is being held in Istanbul. He served on the organizing committee for the monthly webinars titled "Updating Spine Surgery" Between 2023 and 2025. Many academics and speakers in the field of spine surgery from around the world participated in these webinars. As of January 2026, the 18th webinar had been held.

He is the founder of Medtechnova Biomedical Ltd. at the Istanbul Technopark Campus. He provides care in the field of neurotechnology and, together with a team of expert engineers, has ongoing options for spinal tumor treatment (RF therapy) and spinal trauma treatment at Istanbul Technopark. His projects have been awarded funding by national TUBİTAK 1501 and KOSGEB.

Yahya Güvenç is a member of the International Spine Society (ISS) and will serve as its President for the 2025-2026 term. He is a member of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies-Spine Committee (WFNS) for 2026-2027. He is the General Secretary of the Middle East Spine Society (MESS). He is a member of the executive board of the Asia Pacific Cervical Spine Association. He is also a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association, Eurospine, AOSpine (American Orthopedic Spine), and the Turkish Spine Association. He speaks Turkish and English.