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Murat Kurum

Politician

Murat Kurum 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	Murat Kurum · Мурат Kорам · Мурат Курум · מורא טקורם · مراد قوروم · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Курум, Мурат · مراد كوروم				[sources]
Birth date	1976-05-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Ankara				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Murat				[sources]
Last name	Kurum				[sources]
Website	muratkurum.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56125668				[sources]
Position	Minister of Environment, Urbanization, & Climate Change · Minister of the Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change				[sources]
Education	Selçuk University				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Turkish politician (born 1976)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-01

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Environment, Urbanization, & Climate Change	2018-07-10	2023-06-03

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,547

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,009

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,783

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata386,579

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,192

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-turkey-murat-kurum-minister-of-environment-urbanization-climate-change

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