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Devlet Bahçeli
TurkeyMember of the Grand National AssemblyNationalist Movement PartyOsmaniye · Osmaniye ProvinceMember of the Grand National Assembly

Devlet Bahçeli

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Devlet Bahçeli is a Turkish politician and economist who has served as the chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) since 1997. A prominent figure in Turkish politics, he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002. An academic by background, Bahçeli holds a doctorate in economics from Gazi University and was a lecturer before entering full-time politics. He is known for his ultranationalist stance and for forming the People's Alliance with the Justice and Development Party (AKP), providing critical support to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's administration in the Grand National Assembly.

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Born
1948-01-01 · 78 years old
Birth place
Bahçe, Osmaniye, Turkey
Education
Gazi University
Career
Economist, university lecturer, assistant in the department of economics at Gazi University

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