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Tahir Akyürek

PEP · Politician

Tahir Akyürek 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	Tahir Akyürek · Тахир Акъюрек				[sources]
Alias	Tahir Akyurek				[sources]
Birth date	1959				[sources]
Place of birth	Derebucak district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Tahir				[sources]
Last name	Akyürek				[sources]
Political association	AK Parti · Justice and Development Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6026914				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	UCLG Co-President (2016-2018) · mayor of Konya (2004-2009) · mayor of Konya (2009-2014) · mayor of Konya (2014-2018) · member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2018-)				[sources]
Education	Ankara University Law School				[sources]
Source link	www.tbmm.gov.tr				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-16	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-01

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Data sources

Türkiye Grand National Assembly593

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,346

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories356,989

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,321

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Source data IDs: tr-parl-89d9613f879e4619839ebc6caf65149efdf402c6 · tr-parl-tahir-akyurek-ak-parti

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