He was born in Istanbul in 1903, graduated from Galatasaray High School. He planned to compete at the long jump event at the 1924 Summer Olympics but didn't start. Savaşır, who studied sports and athletics in Sweden, served as the president of the Turkish Athletic Federation between 1935-1939, the Deputy General Manager of Physical Education in 1938 and the General Manager of Physical Education between 1946-1950. He was the president of the Turkish Olympic Committee between 1943 and 1950.