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 term.[4]

Academic career

Aktay is a sociologist at Selçuk University in Konya.[5] He has authored several books related to political Islam.

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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.
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