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Mehmet Kasapoğlu

PEP · Politician

Mehmet Kasapoğlu 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 Kasapoğlu · Mehmet Muharrem KASAPOĞLU · Məhməd Qəssaboğlu · מהמט קסאפולו · محمد قصاب أوغلو · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu				[sources]
Birth date	1976-12-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Istanbul · İstanbul				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Mehmet · Muharrem				[sources]
Last name	Kasapoğlu				[sources]
Political association	AK Parti				[sources]
Website	www.tccb.gov.tr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56127416				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Youth and Sports (2018-2023)				[sources]
Education	Marmara University				[sources]
Source link	www.tbmm.gov.tr				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson (born 1976)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-28

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,648

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,755

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Türkiye Grand National Assembly593

Current members of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

Türkiye · TBMM

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Wikidata327,356

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: tr-parl-mehmet-muharrem-kasapoglu-ak-parti · tr-parl-5e9b2811887453561a5abcde8d16dd0929813f9e

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