Yasin Aktay
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Portrait of Yasin Aktay
Yasin Aktay (1966 in Siirt, Turkey) is a deputy chairman of the AK Party and head of the Turkish Group of Inter-Parliamentarian Union.[1][2] He is also known as one of the chief aides to the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Before assuming this role, he served as a spokesman for the party.[3] Aktay is fluent in English and Arabic. He was elected as the deputy of Siirt in the 25th Parliament of Turkey.[4]
Academic career[]
Aktay is a sociologist at Selçuk University in Konya.[5] He has authored several books related to political Islam.He is left-handed.
References[]
- ^ Al-Jazeera, 2020. Yasin Aktay. Accessed on 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Turkey dismisses Egyptian warning of Libya intervention". Reuters. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Reuters, 2017. Turkey set for close vote on boosting Erdogan's powers, polls suggest
- ^ AK Party, 2020. YASİN AKTAY
- ^ Reuters, 2015. Arab Spring boosts political Islam, but which kind?. Accessed on 16 July 2020.
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
- Turkish people of Arab descent
- Turkish Arab people
- People from Siirt
- Turkish politician stubs