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Veli Yüksel

Politician

Veli Yüksel is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Veli Yüksel				[sources]
Alias	Veli Yuksel · Yüksel Veli				[sources]
Birth date	1971-03-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Emirdağ				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Belgium				[sources]
Country	Belgium				[sources]
Citizenship	Belgium · Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	veli.yuksel@dekamer.be				[sources]
First name	Veli				[sources]
Last name	Yüksel				[sources]
Political association	Christian Democratic and Flemish				[sources]
Website	www.veliyuksel.be				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2085408				[sources]
Position	Chamber of Representatives (member, 2014-) · member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium · member of the Flemish Parliament (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	Ghent University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish-Belgian politician (born 1971)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-07

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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