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Oktay Ekşi

PEP · Politician

Oktay Ekşi 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	Oktay Ekşi · Октай Экши · اوكتاى اكسى				[sources]
Alias	Oktay Eksi · Osman Oktay Ekşi · Октай Экши				[sources]
Birth date	1932-12-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Mesudiye district				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Oktay				[sources]
Last name	Ekşi				[sources]
Political association	Republican People's Party				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7082665				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2011-2015) · member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey				[sources]
Education	Ankara University Law School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish journalist (born 1932)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-04

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,922

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,120

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,139

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata344,270

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Behiç Ekşi Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Aysel Ekşi Close Associate	spouse	-	-

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