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Republic of Türkiye

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country located at the juncture of Southeast Europe and West Asia.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 8,705 entities connected with Türkiye. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 3 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Türkiye. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)MASAK daily2,221
Türkiye Grand National AssemblyTBMM weekly594
Türkiye Ministry Of Interior Terrorist Wanted ListTürkiye Ministry of Interior daily2,581

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Türkiye

We include 1 program targeting entities located in Türkiye.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-TURKEY-MED]EU Restrictive Measures In View Of Turkey's Unauthorized Drilling In The Eastern MediterraneanCouncil European UnionTürkiye  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 4,143 entities identified as PEPs connected with Türkiye.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey-182
President1--
President of Turkey-21
Prime Minister of Turkey-8-
Vice President1--
Vice President of Turkey-11
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Negotiator for Turkish Accession to the European Union-1-
Interior Minister of Turkey-9-
Minister of Agriculture & Forestry13-
Minister of Culture & Tourism14-
Minister of Development-1-
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources15-
Minister of European Union Affairs-5-
Minister of Family & Social Services11-
Minister of Family and Social Policies-5-
Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services-1-
Minister of Foreign Affairs-51
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health-41
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Industry & Technology11-
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Justice171
Minister of Labour and Social Security13-
Minister of National Defense151
Minister of National Education171
Minister of Science, Industry and Technology-2-
Minister of State for Women and Family-3-
Minister of the Environment, Urbanisation, and Climate Change14-
Minister of Trade12-
Minister of Transport & Infrastructure18-
Minister of Treasury & Finance14-
Minister of Youth & Sports13-
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey-1-
Grand National Assembly of Turkey--1
Member of the Grand National Assembly5931,514104
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly-9-
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of the Turkish General Staff-7-
Commander of the Turkish Land Forces-1-
Director of the National Intelligence Organization-11
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey-72
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de la République du Congo en Turquie-1-
ambassador of Angola to Turkey--1
ambassador of Austria to Turkey-1-
ambassador of Cameroon to Turkey--1
ambassador of Estonia to Turkey-1-
ambassador of France to Turkey-52
ambassador of Hungary to Turkey-11
ambassador of Indonesia to Turkey--1
ambassador of Iran to Turkey--4
ambassador of Iraq to Turkey--3
ambassador of Ireland to Turkey--1
ambassador of Israel to Turkey-21
ambassador of Japan to Turkey-52
Ambassador of Mozambique to Turkey-21
ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey-11
ambassador of Poland to Turkey-4-
ambassador of Spain to Turkey-61
ambassador of Sweden to Turkey--1
ambassador of Thailand to Turkey-12
ambassador of the European Union to Turkey-11
ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Turkey-1-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkey-5-
ambassador of Turkey--1
Ambassador of Turkey to Bangladesh-1-
ambassador of Turkey to Lebanon--10
ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria-1-
ambassador of Turkey to Slovakia-31
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Turkey--1
Ambassador to the US1--
ambassador to Turkey--1
Ghana's ambassador to Turkey--1
Palestinian Ambassador to Turkey-11
Russian ambassador to Turkey-11
Saudi Ambassador to Turkey-1-
United States Ambassador to Turkey-3-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey-5891,060
burgomaster-117
First Lady of Turkey-21
Leader of the Homeland Party--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye1--
President of the Republic of Türkiye1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...