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Republic of Türkiye

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country located at the juncture of Southeast Europe and West Asia.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 8,613 entities connected with Türkiye. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 3 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Türkiye. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)MASAK daily2,222
Türkiye Grand National AssemblyTBMM weekly594
Türkiye Ministry Of Interior Terrorist Wanted ListTürkiye Ministry of Interior daily2,577

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Türkiye

We include 1 program targeting entities located in Türkiye.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-TURKEY-MED]EU Restrictive Measures In View Of Turkey's Unauthorized Drilling In The Eastern MediterraneanCouncil European UnionTürkiye  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 3,521 entities identified as PEPs connected with Türkiye.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey-142
President1--
President of Turkey-21
Prime Minister of Turkey-3-
Vice President1--
Vice President of Turkey-11
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Interior Minister of Turkey-9-
Minister of Agriculture & Forestry13-
Minister of Culture & Tourism14-
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources15-
Minister of Environment, Urbanization, & Climate Change14-
Minister of European Union Affairs-5-
Minister of Family & Social Services11-
Minister of Family and Social Policies-5-
Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services-1-
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey-51
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health of Turkey-41
Minister of Industry and Technology11-
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Justice171
Minister of Labor & Social Security13-
Minister of National Defence151
Minister of National Education171
Minister of Science, Industry and Technology-2-
Minister of State for Women and Family-3-
Minister of Trade12-
Minister of Transport & Infrastructure18-
Minister of Treasury & Finance14-
Minister of Youth & Sports13-
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Grand National Assembly5931,514104
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey-72
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Austria to Turkey-1-
ambassador of France to Turkey-52
ambassador of Hungary to Turkey-11
ambassador of Indonesia to Turkey--1
ambassador of Iran to Turkey--4
ambassador of Iraq to Turkey--3
ambassador of Ireland to Turkey--1
ambassador of Israel to Turkey-2-
ambassador of Japan to Turkey-52
ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey-11
ambassador of Poland to Turkey-3-
ambassador of Spain to Turkey-61
ambassador of Thailand to Turkey-12
ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Turkey-1-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkey-5-
ambassador of Turkey--1
ambassador of Turkey to Lebanon--10
ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria-1-
ambassador of Turkey to Slovakia-31
Ambassador to the US1--
ambassador to Turkey--1
Ghana's ambassador to Turkey--1
Palestinian Ambassador to Turkey-11
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--
Russian ambassador to Turkey-11
Saudi Ambassador to Turkey-1-
United States Ambassador to Turkey-3-

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey-7611,050
burgomaster-121
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly-9-
Chief of the Turkish General Staff-8-
First Lady of Turkey-21
President of Religious Affairs-21
Ambassador of Turkey to Bangladesh-1-
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union-1-
Commander of the Turkish Land Forces-1-
Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey-1-
Grand National Assembly of Turkey--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye1--
Minister of Development-1-
President of the Republic of Türkiye1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...