He was born in Kayseri in 1982. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Kayseri. He graduated from Konya Selçuk University, Department of Surveying Engineering in 2005. After working in the private sector for 1 year, he was employed as a Survey Engineer in Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, Department of Zoning and Urbanization. During his tenure, he took part in large-scale map applications and projects such as Erciyes Tourism Center, Abdullah Gül University, Kadir Has Stadium, Forum Kayseri Shopping Center and Article 18 applications in front of the Free Zone.
Satellite imaging in partnership with public institutions. He undertook the coordination task in many projects such as the supply and establishment of joint GPS base stations and the Address-Based Population Registration System. After his 1-year military service as a second lieutenant, he took part in the establishment of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Branch Directorate in 2009. During this period, he served as the General Secretary of the Metropolitan Municipalities GIS Platform. The establishment of Address Information System, Cemetery Information System, AYKOME Information System, UKOME Information System, Social Services Information System, Legal Information System and many other geographical and urban information systems, which are the first for Kayseri, within the metropolitan municipality and in coordination with other stakeholder public institutions and organizations. carried out infrastructure work to ensure data sharing. After serving as CBS Branch Manager for 5 years, he was appointed as Head of Information Technology Department in 2015. During this process, he carried out EBYS and other management information systems, as well as other digital transformation processes of the Metropolitan Municipality such as e-signature and mobile signature. Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality coordinated the KVKK processes. By conducting workshops and common sense meetings in Kayseri in the field of smart urbanism, he made an effort to ensure that IT companies, Technoparks, universities, district municipalities and relevant public institutions in Kayseri work in coordination. He took part in Tübitak and Union of Municipalities of Türkiye projects.
After the 2024 local elections, he was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Melikgazi Municipality. He speaks English. Emre Yaylagül, who is currently continuing his master"s degree at Erciyes University, Department of Surveying Engineering, is married and has two children.