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Yasin Aktay

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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.

References

  1. ^ Al-Jazeera, 2020. Yasin Aktay. Accessed on 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Turkey dismisses Egyptian warning of Libya intervention". Reuters. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ Reuters, 2017. Turkey set for close vote on boosting Erdogan's powers, polls suggest
  4. ^ AK Party, 2020. YASİN AKTAY
  5. ^ Reuters, 2015. Arab Spring boosts political Islam, but which kind?. Accessed on 16 July 2020.