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Işık Koşaner

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Işık Koşaner 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	Işık Koşaner · İşık Koşaner · Кошанер, Ышык · إيسيك كوسانر · ايسيك كوسانير · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Isik Kosaner · Sebahattin Işık Koşaner · Sebahattin Koşaner · Səbahəddin İşık Koşaner				[sources]
Weak alias	Kosaner · Koşaner				[sources]
Birth date	1945-12-05				[sources]
Place of birth	İzmir				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Türkiye				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Işık · Sebahattin				[sources]
Last name	Koşaner				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q970840				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chief of the Turkish General Staff (2010-2011)				[sources]
Education	Army War Institute · Infantry School Command · Kuleli Military High School · NATO Defense College · Royal College of Defence Studies · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

27th Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-03-17

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,364

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata343,872

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,372

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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