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Volkan Bozkır

Diplomat · Politician

Volkan Bozkır 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	Volkan Bozkir · Volkan Bozkır · Волкан Бозкир · Волкан Бозкыр · Վոլքան Բոզքըր · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Бозкыр, Волкан · וולקן בוזקיר · فولكان بوزكر				[sources]
Weak alias	ヴォルカン・ボズクル · 博兹科尔 · 沃爾坎·博茲科爾				[sources]
Birth date	1950-11-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Ankara				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye · Global				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Volkan				[sources]
Last name	Bozkır				[sources]
Political association	Justice and Development Party				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7940222				[sources]
Position	Grand National Assembly (member, 2011-2015) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-) · Grand National Assembly (member, 2015-2015) · Minister of European Union Affairs (2014-2015) · Minister of European Union Affairs (2015-2016) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Ankara University Law School				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-27	Last processed	2026-02-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish diplomat and statesperson (born 1950)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-05

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Grand National Assembly	-	-
Minister of European Union Affairs	2014-08-29	2015-08-28

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,278

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,351

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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