Hamdi Akın İpek (born ) is the Chairman of

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, a

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conglomerate that spans different industries and sectors in

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and internationally. In May, he was arrested in

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in relation to a Turkish request based on his role in

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him and was released with travel restrictions. He is due to face an extradition

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in September, according to the British interior ministry. The Turkish government attempts to have him and extradited to face

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were blocked by the UK courts in April.

Education

In 1986, İpek received a MA degree from Harlaxton College, UK (British Campus of the University of Evansville, Indiana, USA) and a bachelor's degree in

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from

Hacettepe University Hacettepe University () is a public research university in Ankara, Turkey. It was established on 8 July 1967. It is ranked first among the Turkish universities by University Ranking by Academic Performance in 2021. The university has two main c ...

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, in 1990.

Experience

Akın İpek is the Chairman of Koza İpek Holding, a Turkish conglomerate that spans different industries and sectors in Turkey and internationally. The group includes interests in the

mining Mining is the Resource extraction, extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agriculture, agricultural processes, or feasib ...

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and print,

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agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

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and

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sectors. Ipek sits on the board of all 22 companies in the Koza group, three of which are

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. Akın İpek began his career as a

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Manager in 1992 at Koza İpek Basın ve Basım San Tic. A.Ş., a printing business, where he has been president of the

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since 2004. He served as president of the Board of Directors of Koza Anadolu Metal Madencilik İşletmeleri A.Ş. and as

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of Koza Altın İşletmeleri A.Ş. and İpek Doğal Enerji Kaynaklari Araştırma Ve Üretim A.Ş., three publicly traded companies on the

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with diverse interests in print, mining and energy. Other notable positions held by Mr Ipek were the presidency of the board of ATP İnşaat Ve Tic A.S., a

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and commerce company; Koza Ipek Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Ş., an

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age firm; and the chairmanship of ATP Havacılık Ticaret A.Ş., an aviation commerce company. Akın İpek was chairman at Koza İpek Gazetecilik ve Yayıncılık A.Ş., the company that runs the ''

Bugün ''Bugün'' () was a Turkish daily newspaper. It was established in 2005. Columnists and journalists working for it have included Cengiz Çandar, Ahmet Almaz, Toktamış Ateş and Kamil Maman. ''Bugün'' was founded in January 2003 as ''Dünde ...

'' and ''Millet'' newspapers and Bugün TV and Kanaltürk TV stations in Turkey. Akın İpek is also a director of the English company Koza Limited, a subsidiary of Koza Altın İşletmeleri A.Ş., which has mining interests in

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and the

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Charity

Akın İpek is a founder of the Koza İpek Educational, Health Services and Charity Foundation which helped to establish “İpek University”, the first university in Turkey dedicated to the

arts The arts or creative arts are a vast range of human practices involving creativity, creative expression, storytelling, and cultural participation. The arts encompass diverse and plural modes of thought, deeds, and existence in an extensive ...

and

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References

External links

Personal Website
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