Kamuran Toktanış (born 16 December 1974) is a Turkish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

Career

Toktanış began his professional career with Kurtalan Belediyespor football club in 1996. After playing for a short time he paused his football career to attend university. In 2001, he graduated with a degree in Political Science and Public Administration from

Eastern Mediterranean University ) , country = North Cyprus ( Recognised only by Turkey) , website www.emu.edu.tr The Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU; tr, Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public university in Northern Cyprus. It was established in 1979 under the lead ...

(Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi). In 2008, he was selected to be a member of the United States Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which consist of a group of 18 people selected from Turkey to receive leadership training at the World Learning Center in

Washington DC ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

and

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. During this period, he became acquainted with the

Amish The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churc ...

, attracting media attention from Turkey. Since 2012, Toktanış has worked as an educator providing training and governmental support for entrepreneurs in Turkey, focusing on self-employment and accessing channels for finance to help individuals establish businesses. Toktanış has organized exhibitions, symposia, and conferences in Turkey and in other countries.

Personal life

Toktanış married in 2006 and is the father of two girls, Solin and Zeynep Dicle. Kamuran speaks a variety of languages, including Turkish, Kurdish, and English fluently.

References

External links

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Kamuran Toktanış official website
1974 births Living people Turkish footballers Association football midfielders {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub