Ali Eren Balıkel was born on 27 July 1979, in

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and grew up in the ancient Kilikya region of

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. As the fourth child of a civil servant father and a housewife, Ali Eren moved to

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with his family due to the business of his father. He completed his primary, secondary and

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education in Mersin. Eren applied to London School of Commerce's (LSC)

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department where he attended “Introduction to Business Management” courses for one year, and completed his education at University of Wales Institute of Cardiff (UWIC) in a co-operated program. Eren's Master's thesis, titled “How to Establish a Strong & Innovative Mediterranean Cuisine Restaurant in London”, was deemed worthy of honor award by the University of Gloucestershire and attained a place among the most valuable thesis studies in university's library. He started a restaurant, Kilikya's Cafe Bar Restaurant. Kilikya's restaurant hosted a number of famous figures including singer

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, politician

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, former Sports and Youth Minister of Turkey

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, Oscar award-winning actress

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, American actor

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and Turkish actress Asuman Dabak as well as the Prime Minister of Kuwait. Eren also attended the Master of Politics

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program of

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and completed his studies there too. During his study, he worked as a consultant for former Labour party member of

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, Jim Fitzpatrick. After finishing his political master, Ali Eren put focus on his business life by opening 2 other branches of Kilikya in Mile End and Canary Wharf and premier concept Jazzgir Restaurant in 2017. Eren is enrolled in a Doctor of Business Administration program in Britain and a Doctor of Politics program in

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