Tamer Yiğit was born on January 19, 1942 in Balıkesir. Yiğit, who has been involved with art since his young age, completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown and started to receive higher education at the Izmir Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences. While continuing his school life, he also participated in the cover star competition organized by Ses magazine and finished first in this competition, taking his first step into the cinema industry.
The artist, who got married in 1973, took an active part in the cinema world until 1979. However, after this period, Yiğit stepped away from acting for a while and started to appear in front of the cameras again in 1987. During this period, he took on various roles in both movies and television series. Yiğit, who also wrote five film scripts and a film novel, also revealed his side as a screenwriter.
Tamer Yiğit, who also took an active role in the political field, was among the founding members of the Justice and Development Party, which was established in 2001. In addition, he served on the board of directors of Balıkesirspor and was among the founders of the Cinema Actors Association. Yiğit, who is also interested in business, returned to the screens after taking a break from acting for a while, playing the character "Ali Selçuk Toros" in the TV series Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu, which was broadcast in 2007.
Although the story of his character ended in 2008 after this role, Yiğit continued acting 12 years later with the role of "Ertuğrul Gazi" in the TV series Kuruluş Osman.