Ambassador's Biography

Ambassador Aslan Alper Yüksel was born in Ankara in 1967. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science, Department of International Relations in 1992.

Ambassador Yüksel joined the foreign service in 1993. He served in the Turkish Consulate General in Komotini (1995-1997), Turkish Delegation to NATO (1997-200), and the Turkish Embassies in Ottawa (2002-2006), Beirut (2006-2008), Consul General in Mainz (2010-2014) and as Minister Counsellor/ Charge d’Affaires in the Turkish Embassy in The Hague.

He held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different departments such as Deputy Directorate for Security and Intelligence and Deputy Directorate for South Asia. Between 2021-2023 he was the Deputy Director General for Research.

Since 1 February 2023, he has been serving as the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to the Republic of Rwanda.

Ambassador Alper Yüksel is married to Mrs. Emine Yüksel. They have one son.