Taha YÜCEL was born in İstanbul in 1971. In 1993, he graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering with a high honor degree. In 1996, he completed his thesis related to digital terrestrial broadcasting planning and earned his master's degree (MScEEE) and received the degree of Engineer MSc. In 1998, received an MBA degree from Başkent University with the highest rank of the program.

Until 1998, he worked as a technical audit supervisor in Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) and worked in Turkey Frequency Planning, Regulation Preparation and Allocation Commissions and Radio and Television Standards Preparatory Commission within the body of TSE.

He worked as Technical Assistant General Manager at TGRT between 1998-2005 and acted as TGRT General Manager for one year. Until 2005, he was the Chairman of the Technical Commission of the Television Broadcasters Association.

Taha YÜCEL was elected as a Member of the Radio and Television Supreme Council by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 2005. In 2011, he was elected as a member of the Radio and Television Supreme Council for the second time, by getting 460 of the 476 votes valid by the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Radio and Television Supreme Council on March 15, 2011. He was unanimously elected as the Deputy Chairman at the RTÜK meeting on July 19,2011.

He was appointed as the Vice President of ASELSAN at the Board of Directors meeting dated September 26, 2017. While he was serving as Assistant General Manager and UGES Sector President at ASELSAN, he was elected as a member of the Radio and Television Supreme Council for the third time as a result of the election held on October 16, 2017 in its 8th meeting.

He was appointed as Vice President of Technology and Strategy Management as of July 1, 2022 at the ASELSAN Board of Directors Meeting dated June 28, 2022.

He is married, has three children and speaks English.