Yücel is a male Turkish name meaning ''exalted''. It is used as a first name and a last name.

Given name

* Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin (1942–2006), Turkish supreme court magistrate * Yücel Gündoğdu (born 1985), Turkish karateka * Yücel İldiz (born 1953), Turkish football manager * Yücel Uyar (born 1960), Turkish football manager and former footballer

Surname

* Can Emre Yücel (born 1983), Turkish football player * Can Yücel (1926–1999), Turkish poet * Deniz Yücel (born 1973), German-Turkish journalist * Emrah Yucel (born 1968), Turkish designer of film and television posters * Hasan Âli Yücel (1897–1961), former minister of national education of Turkey * Keklik Yücel (born 1968), Dutch politician of Turkish descent * Kenan Yücel (born 1974), Turkish poet and writer. * Mert Yücel, Turkish musician * Nedim Yücel (born 1979), Turkish basketball player * Uğur Yücel (born 1957), Turkish actor, film director and producer {{DEFAULTSORT:Yucel Given names Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names