Cem Uzan, is a Turkish businessman and politician of involved in the media and banking industries, while also chairing the social liberal Young Party, his supporters claim Uzan's political rivalry resulted in the groups companies being seized by the government under which former Prime Minister, and current President of Turkey, and he has held the position since 2014?
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Cem Uzan Cem Uzan (born 26 December 1960, Adapazarı) is a Turkish businessman and politician of involved in the media and banking industries, while also chairing the social liberal Young Party. His family's media empire (Uzan Group) at one time included both television stations and print media. His family was one of Turkey's most influential families. His supporters claim Uzan's political rivalry resulted in the groups companies being seized by the government under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, eventually resulting in Uzan's flight to France to escape what he claimed was political persecution. He has been sentenced in absentia to jail terms in the UK and USA for fraud-related offences.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (] ; born 26 February 1954) is the current President of Turkey, and he has held the position since 2014. He previously served as Prime Minister of Turkey from 2003 to 2014 and as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001, leading it to general election victories in 2002, 2007 and 2011 before standing down upon his election as President in 2014. Coming from an Islamist political background and as a self-described conservative democrat, his administration has overseen social conservative and liberal economic policies,
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New Party (Serbia) The New Party (Serbian: Нова странка / Nova stranka ) is a Serbian liberal political party led by Zoran Živković, former Prime Minister of Serbia, himself former member of the Democratic Party. Established in early 2013, the party advocates close ties to the western powers and European Union integration. The party contested the 2014 parliamentary election as part of a wider coalition of moderate parties led by the Democratic Party.
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Aysel Tuğluk Aysel Tuğluk (] ; born 17 July 1965 in Elâzığ, Turkey) is a pro-Kurdish Zaza politician of the former Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey. She graduated in law from Istanbul University and then worked as a lawyer. She was previously a member of the executive council of the Foundation for Society and Legal Studies (TOHAV).
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First Party The First Party (Turkish: "İlk Parti") is a political party in Turkey that was formed on 15 March 2015. It is the successor to the Alternative Party, which had opted for a name change in a party congress. The party's leader is Bedri Eran Tapan and aims to win votes from young, disillusioned and female voters.
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Alp Yalman Alp Yalman (born 1 January 1940) is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.
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Democracy and National Unity Day The Democracy and National Unity Day of Turkey (Turkish: "Demokrasi ve Milli Birlik Günü" ) is one of the public holidays in Turkey, commemorating the national unity against the coup d'état attempt for democracy in 2016. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in 27th Muhtars Meeting that, he and National Security Council recommended commemoration of veterans and martyrs of 15 July as "Democracy and Celebration of Freedom Day". Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced on 11 October 2016 that a new law has been prepared and opened for signatures. After formal procedures, 15 July became a national holiday as "Democracy and National Unity Day".
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Turgut Özal Halil Turgut Özal (] ; 13 October 192717 April 1993) was the 8th President of Turkey from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 26th Prime Minister of Turkey from 1983 to 1989 as the leader of the Motherland Party. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the military government of Bülend Ulusu between 1980 and 1982.
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Davutoglu Government The Davutoğlu Government can refer to three different governments of Turkey, which were formed and led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu.
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Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey) The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkish: "Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı" ) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for culture and tourism affairs in Turkey. On January 25, 2013, Ömer Çelik was appointed as minister following a cabinet change succeeding Ertuğrul Günay, who was in office since 2008.
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Berat Albayrak Berat Albayrak (born 1 January 1978) is a Turkish businessman and politician. He is the former CEO of Çalık Holding; an MP since June 2015, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since November 2015. He is the son-in-law of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Turkish local elections, 2014 Local elections (formal: Local authority general elections, Turkish: "Mahalli İdareler Genel Seçimi" or simply "Yerel Seçimleri)" were held in Turkey on 30 March 2014, with some repeated on 1 June 2014. Metropolitan and district mayors as well as their municipal council members in cities, and muhtars and "elderly councils" in rural areas (and also in mahalles within urban areas) were elected. In light of the controversy around the elections, it was viewed as a referendum on the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. About 50 million people were eligible to vote.
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Long arm of Ankara In Dutch politics and media, the "long arm of Ankara" (Dutch: "lange arm van Ankara") is a metaphorical reference to the soft power the government of Turkey allegedly exerts in various European countries (notably ones with significant Turkish minorities) by using European Turks as proxies; and in the same manner it denotes the influence the Turkish government holds or attempts to hold over the Turkish diaspora. As it is seen as a recent development that has occasionally been attributed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it is also less commonly known as "Erdogan's long arm" ("lange arm van Erdogan").
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Özal family The Özal family is a political family in Turkey, the most prominent member being Turgut Özal, the 8th President (1989–1993) and Prime Minister of Turkey (1983–1989). The family has been active in Turkish politics since the 1970s. Özal was a popular political figure in Turkey and founded the Motherland Party in 1983, which won the general elections of the same year. After his death in 1993, his son Ahmet Özal succeeded him as the "de facto" patriarch of the family.
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Feridun Bilgin Feridun Bilgin (born: 1964) is a Turkish civil servant and politician who served as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Turkey from 7 March to 17 November 2015. Formerly the Undersecretary to the Ministry, Bilgin took over from the Justice and Development Party minister Lütfi Elvan as required by Article 114 of the Turkish constitution. He is, formally, of no political affiliation.
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Tigran Sargsyan Tigran Sureni Sargsyan (Armenian: Տիգրան Սուրենի Սարգսյան , born 29 January 1960) is an Armenian political figure who was Prime Minister of Armenia from 2008 to 2014. Previously he was Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia from 1998 to 2008. After leaving office as Prime Minister, he served as Ambassador to the United States from 2014 to 2016, and he has been Chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission since 2016.
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President of Azerbaijan The country of Azerbaijan is a semi-presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. The current President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev.
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Atilla Yayla Atilla Yayla (] , born (1957--) 3, 1957 ), is a Turkish political thinker and a proponent of liberal democracy. He is the chairman of Association for Liberal Thinking in Turkey. He was Professor of Politics, Political Economy and Political Philosophy at Gazi University in Turkey and the department head of the International Relations department at Faculty of Commercial Sciences of Istanbul Commerce University in Turkey until he was fired in 2015. In 2016 he resigned from his teaching post at Haliç University, after the University administration was charged with corruption and turned over to Istanbul University by The Council of Higher Education (YÖK). He wrote articles to Islamist newspapers "Zaman" and "Yeni Şafak" and the pro-government liberal newspaper "Yeni Yüzyıl".
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Labour Party (Turkey) Labour Party (in Turkish: "Emek Partisi", EMEP) is a political party in Turkey. Its chairman is Selma Gürkan. The party was founded as "Emek Partisi" (Labour Party, EP) in 1996. Due to its ban by the Constitutional Court, it was refounded with the name "Emeğin Partisi" (Party of Labour, EMEP), the same year. In 2005, the name "Emek Partisi" was reinstalled after the European Court of Human Rights held the ban was a violation of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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2015 interim election government of Turkey The 2015 interim election government of Turkey was a temporary election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on the request of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It is also referred to as the Second Davutoğlu Cabinet. As the 63rd government of Turkey, the cabinet presided over the November 2015 general election and dissolved after a new government is formed after the election. It is the first such government to take office in the history of the Turkish Republic.
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Hüseyin Çelik Hüseyin Çelik (born 5 March 1959 in Gürpınar, Van) is a former Minister of National Education of Turkey and member of parliament for Van for the ruling Justice and Development Party.
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Umut Oran Umut Oran (born 16 October 1962) is a Turkish textile manufacturer and a centre-left politician who currently serves as a Vice President of Socialist International since 13 December 2014. He served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's 3rd electoral district during the 24th Parliament of Turkey, lasting between 2011 and 2015. He is a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), having formerly served as a Deputy Leader of the party and the President of the CHP Administrative and Financial Affairs Department. He served as the President of the International Apparel Federation between 2002 and 2003.