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Kutbettin Arzu

Politician

Kutbettin Arzu 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	Kutbettin Arzu · Кутбеттин Арзу · قطب الدين أرزو · قطب الدين ارزو				[sources]
Alias	Кутбеттин Арзу				[sources]
Birth date	1955-04-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Diyarbakır				[sources]
Death date	2023-08-30				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Arzu				[sources]
Political association	Justice and Development Party · independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6027209				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2007-2011) · Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (2015-2015) · member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2007-2011)				[sources]
Education	Karadeniz Technical University				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-06	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish statesperson (1955–2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-29

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Grand National Assembly	2007-07-23	-
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry	2015-08-28

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,889

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,426

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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