Yücel

Yücel is a Turkish male and female first name and family name. Yücel means " high" or " exalted ".

Well-known bearers of the name

Male first name

• Yücel Aşkın ( born 1943 ), Turkish high school teacher, author and documentary filmmaker
• Yücel Feyzioğlu ( born 1946 ), Turkish- German children's book author and satirist
• Yücel Ildiz ( born 1953 ), Turkish football coach
• Yücel Sivri ( born 1961 ), Turkish-born journalist, poet, writer and translator

Family name

• Adnan Yücel (1953-2002), Turkish poet
• Ali Yücel (1930-1981), Turkish wrestler
• Can Yücel (1926-1999), Turkish poet and essayist
• Deniz Yücel (born 1973 ), German - Turkish journalist
• Hasan Ali Yücel (1897-1961), Turkish politician, author and literary translator
• Mukadder Seyhan Yücel (born 1971 ), Turkish high school teacher of German
• Uğur Yücel ( born 1957 ), Turkish actor, film producer and director