Alper Yılmaz

Alper Yılmaz — Biography

Alper Tunca Yılmaz is a former Turkish international whom Turkish basketball first knew for his defense as a player and later as an executive at the top of a club. After leaving the court for the boardroom he became general director of Anadolu Efes, and in the summer of 2026 he was the person explaining the club's transfer planning to the press. He won six league titles as a player.

He took up basketball in Ankara at nine and, at 1.98 meters, played on the wing. Starting at Ormanspor, he moved on to Türk Telekom and then Tofaş; in 2000, when the Bursa club decided to carry on with young players and withdrew from the league, he signed for Anadolu Efes. He played six seasons there and captained the team. In 2006-07 he went back to Türk Telekom, the club where he had turned professional. When the club raised its investment and ambitions in 2007-08 he found no place in the squad and moved to TTNet Beykoz, then played for Erdemirspor in 2008-09.

As a player he won six Turkish Basketball League titles, five Turkish Cups and three Presidential Cups. He remains active in Anadolu Efes's management.