Oltac Unsal

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Oltac Unsal
NationalityTurkish
Alma materStanford University
OccupationVenture Capitalist
EmployerSmyrna Capital
Known for
Websitehttp://unsal.com

Oltac Unsal is a Turkish technology investor and economic development executive[1] who is notable for creating the fastest political crowdfunding campaign[2] in history[3] for Turkish Gezi Protests. Unsal created a crowdsourced and crowdfunded advertisement in the New York Times with Murat Aktihanoglu and Duygu Atacan.[4] It was the fastest political crowdfunding campaign in history. The ad featured demands for "an end to police brutality"; "a free and unbiased media"; and "an open dialogue, not the dictate of an autocrat." The editing of the final advertisement involved thousands of people, and the ad was published on 7 June 2013.

Despite its financing by 2,654 online funders, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan and his administration blamed a domestic and foreign "interest rate lobby" and The New York Times for the ad.[5]

New York Times Ad "What's Happening in Turkey"

Unsal also co-founded the Good Party (İyi Parti) in Turkey on October 25, 2017 which went on to win 10% of national vote 8 months later.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Oltac Unsal-The World Bank Group". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Full Page Ad for Turkish Democracy in Action". Indiegogo. January 13, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Konrad, Alex (July 4, 2013). "Full-Page Ad Inspired By Turkish Protests Is One Of Indiegogo's Fastest Campaigns Ever". Forbes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Jalabi, Raya (June 5, 2013). "Turkish trio who took out New York Times ad: 'It's really not about us'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  5. ^ 2013–14 protests in Turkey#Advertising and petition
  6. ^ "Iyi Parti Kurucular Kurulu". Iyi Parti Website. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
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