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Beşir Atalay

Politician

Beşir Atalay 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	Beşir Atalay · Bəşir Atalay · Бешир Аталай · Бешир Аталај · بشير أتالاي · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Besir Atalay · Бешир Аталай · Бешир Аталај · بشير أتالاي · ベシル・アタライ · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1947-04-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Keskin				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Türkiye				[sources]
Country	Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Beşir				[sources]
Last name	Atalay				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q854641				[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-) · Interior Minister of Turkey (2007-2011) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Ankara University · Ankara University Law School				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Turkish politician (born 1947)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-01

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,914

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,039

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,207

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,778

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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