Nabi Sensoy (25 May 1945 in

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– 7 February 2018 in İzmir, Turkey) was the

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to the

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from January 2006. He was recalled to Turkey in October 2007 after the

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passed a resolution condemning the

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in the

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. He returned to his position shortly afterwards. He resigned in December of 2009.

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