Cem Uzan

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Cem Uzan

Cem Cengiz Uzan (born December 26, 1960 in Adapazarı ) is a Turkish media entrepreneur and was chairman of the right-wing populist Genç Parti (GP). Uzan is often compared to Silvio Berlusconi . He is accused of mixing media and political power.

Uzan comes from one of Turkey's most influential families who once ruled over banks (Imar-Bank), power and cement plants, media ( Star TV ), a large cell phone company ( Telsim ) and two professional football clubs ( Adanaspor and İstanbulspor ).

Uzan founded the "Young Party" (Genç Parti, GP) in 2002 and ran in the 2002 parliamentary elections . The GP advertised young voters in particular with populist statements on TV, newspapers and on the Internet, but with 7% failed to make it into parliament. In the parliamentary elections in 2007 , too , it missed the threshold of 10% with three percent.

Uzan fled to France in 2009, where he was granted political asylum , and has lived in Paris ever since. Since 2009, he has been repeatedly sentenced to long prison terms by Turkish courts in absentia, most recently in 2013 to 18 years for embezzlement.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Turkey's Berlusconi? In: Economist. March 6, 2003, accessed February 10, 2017 .
  2. ^ Turkish robber barons. Fairy tales from 1001 nights by Karsten Langer Manager Magazin October 8, 2003
  3. ↑ Trois Banques françaises se trouvent dans la ligne de mire you régulateur bancaire américain. September 5, 2013, accessed February 10, 2017 (French).
  4. ↑ Turkish businessman Cem Uzan sentenced to 18 years in prison. In: Hürriyet Daily. March 30, 2013, accessed February 10, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Uzan, Cem
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Uzan, Cem Cengiz (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish media entrepreneur and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Adapazarı