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Süleyman Soylu

PEP · Politician

Süleyman Soylu 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	Sulaymon Soylu · Süleyman Soylu · Σουλεϊμάν Σοϊλού · Сулейман Сойлу · Сюлейман Сойлу · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Suleyman Soylu · Сойлу, Сулейман · Сулейман Сойлу · Сюлейман Сойлу · סולימאן סוילו · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	スレイマン・ソイル · 索魯				[sources]
Birth date	1969-11-21				[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	Souleymane · Süleyman				[sources]
Last name	Soylu				[sources]
Political association	AK Parti · Democratic Party · Justice and Development Party · True Path Party				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com · www.tccb.gov.tr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6098459				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-2015) · Interior Minister of Turkey (2016-2023) · chair of the Democratic Party of Turkey (2008-2009) · member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (2015-2015) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	İstanbul University School of Business				[sources]
Source link	www.tbmm.gov.tr				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-16	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish politician (born 1969)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-03-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hasan Soylu Close Associate	father	-	-
Servet Soylu Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Interior Minister of Turkey	2016-08-31	2023-06-03

Data sources

Türkiye Grand National Assembly593

Current members of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye

Türkiye · TBMM

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons289,950

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata343,259

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,160

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-fef7ad7d-fa0d-4c56-aa08-41497bf5d404 · tr-parl-suleyman-soylu-ak-parti · tr-parl-5f6046730eefe00fee1bec9cd5aa6a7146c3b47e

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