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Mehdi Eker

Politician

Mehdi Eker 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	Mehdi Eker · Mehmet Mehdi Eker · Мехмет Мехди Экер · محمد مهدي إيكر				[sources]
Alias	Mehdi Eker · Мехмет Мехди Экер · محمد مهدي إيكر				[sources]
Birth date	1956-01-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Bismil				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mehdi · Mehmet				[sources]
Last name	Eker				[sources]
Political association	Justice and Development Party				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q690972				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2002-2007) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2007-2011) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2011-2015) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2005-2005) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Ankara University · Ankara University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish veterinarian and statesperson (born 1956)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Grand National Assembly	-	-
member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey	2018-07-07	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,029

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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