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Ufuk Uras

Politician

Ufuk Uras 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	Mehmet Ufuk Uras · Ufuk Uras · Уфук Урас · افوك وراس · اوفوک اوراس				[sources]
Alias	Ufuk Uras · Уфук Урас · ئوفوکئو راس · اوفوک اوراس				[sources]
Birth date	1959-01-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Istanbul				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mehmet · Ufuk				[sources]
Last name	Uras				[sources]
Political association	Peace and Democracy Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q379870				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2007-2011) · member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2007-)				[sources]
Education	Istanbul University Faculty of Economics · Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson and writer (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-26

Relationships

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

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata326,266

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,084

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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