Aydın Adnan Sezgin (born 13 July 1956) is a Turkish diplomat and a politician. He is one of the founders of the

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which was established in 2017. He is a member of the

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Biography

Sezgin was born in Aydın on 13 July 1956. He is a graduate of Tevfik Fikret High School. He received a degree in economy 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 ...

. During his studies at Hacettepe he was a member of the Justice Party and served in its youth branch in Ankara. He obtained his Ph.D. in economy and anthropology from

Paris-Panthéon-Assas University The Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (), commonly known as Assas or Paris 2, is a public university, public research university in Paris, France. It is considered the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris, the second-oldest faculty of ...

. His thesis was about economy and civilization. In 1982 Sezgin joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served in different diplomatic posts until 2010 when he was named as the ambassador of Turkey to Russia. In 2014 he was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Italy. He retired from diplomatic post in late 2016. He involved in the establishment of the Good Party in 2017. In the

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Sezgin was elected from Aydın and was a member of the 27th term of the Parliament. Sezgin was not included in the deputy list of the Good Party for the

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held on 14 May 2023. Sezgin's wife is Ayşe Sezgin who is also a diplomat. They have a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sezgin, Aydın Adnan 20th-century Turkish diplomats 21st-century Turkish diplomats 1956 births Living people Ambassadors of Turkey to Russia Ambassadors of Turkey to Italy Hacettepe University alumni People from Aydın Good Party politicians Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey Turkish political party founders Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas University alumni Justice Party (Turkey) politicians