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Ahmet Necdet Sezer

Judge · Politician

Ahmet Necdet Sezer 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	Ahmet Necdet Sezer · Ahmet Nexhdet Sezer · Ahmet Sezer · Ahmets Nedždets Sezers · Sezer Axmet Nejdet · 18 more...				[sources]
Alias	A. N. Sezer · Ahmed Necdet Sezer · Ahmet Nejdet Sezer · Sezer, Ahmet Necdet · Əhməd Nejdət Sezər · 17 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	艾哈迈德·内杰代特·塞泽尔				[sources]
Birth date	1941-09-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Afyonkarahisar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ahmet				[sources]
Last name	Sezer				[sources]
Political association	independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q165487				[sources]
Position	President of Turkey (2000-2007)				[sources]
Education	Ankara University · Ankara University Law School				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-11	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

President of Turkey (born 1941)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-03

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Turkey	2000-05-16	2007-08-28

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Semra Sezer Politician	spouse	1964	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,864

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,081

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,488

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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