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Mustafa Varank

PEP · Politician

Mustafa Varank 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	Mustafa Varank · Мустафа Варанк · مصطفى ورانك · 무스타파 바랑크				[sources]
Alias	Варанк, Мустафа				[sources]
Birth date	1976-02-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Of · Trabzon / Of				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Mustafa				[sources]
Last name	Varank				[sources]
Political association	AK Parti				[sources]
Website	www.tccb.gov.tr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q55455996				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Industry and Technology (2018-2023)				[sources]
Education	Florida Atlantic University · Florida State University · Indiana University · Middle East Technical University				[sources]
Source link	www.tbmm.gov.tr				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-16	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson (born 1976)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-30

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Türkiye Grand National Assembly593

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Türkiye · TBMM

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,346

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,372

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: tr-parl-53212a68c5dc22417c17baad72b04e23a56a8138 · tr-parl-mustafa-varank-ak-parti

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