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Mesut Yılmaz

Diplomat · Politician

Mesut Yılmaz 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 Mesut Yılmaz · Mesut Yilmaz · Mesut Yılmaz · Məsud Yılmaz · Μεσούτ Γιλμάζ · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ahmet Mesut Yılmaz · Йилмаз Месут · Йылмаз, Месут · أحمد مسعود يلماز				[sources]
Birth date	1947-11-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Istanbul				[sources]
Death date	2020-10-30				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ahmet · Mesut				[sources]
Last name	Yılmaz				[sources]
Political association	Motherland Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q366692				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (1999-2002) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2007-2011) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987-1990) · Prime Minister of Turkey (1991-1991) · Prime Minister of Turkey (1996-1996) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Ankara University · Ankara University Faculty of Political Science · Istanbul High School · St. George's Austrian High School · University of Cologne				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-26	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Turkey (1947–2020)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-26

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Grand National Assembly	2007-07-23	-

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata327,216

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,319

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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