Tuna Bekleviç
| Tuna Beklevic | |
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| Independent candidate for Presidential Election in Turkey (2019) |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 Edirne, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Elif Bekleviç |
| Children | 2 (Melek and Kerem) |
| Alma mater |
Istanbul Bilgi University, Economics (2002) Washington International Flight Academy, Pilot (2016) |
| Occupation | Economist, politician |
| Website | http://www.tuna2019.com/tuna-beklevic-english/ |
Istanbul Bilgi University, Economics (2002)
Tuna Bekleviç is a Turkish politician and activist. He rallied against the 2017 Referendum in Turkey. and has announced his candidacy for the 2019 presidential election.
Tuna Bekleviç was born in Edirne in 1977. He is married to Elif Bekleviç and the couple has two childrenBeklevic graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University School of Economics in 2002. He is an U.S. State Alumnus 2005 (US State Department IVLP Program) He worked as a columnist for the national daily newspaper “Türkiye” between 2009 and 2012.
Bekleviç was Chairman of Executive Board in Platform for Turkish Economists between 1999-2005 and Society and Democracy Association between 2004-2006, He was the founder and first chairman of İstanbul Bilgi University Alumni Association in 2005-2006. Beklevic was the founding leader and Chairman of Guclu Türkiye Partisi (Strong Turkey Political Party) in 2006. The party opened branches in 33 cities but as a result of early elections, the party was unable to run in the Turkish general election, 2007. Tuna Beklevic helped Erdogan in 2008 Justice and Development Party closure trial
Since 2007, Bekleviç has been the Founding Chairman of International Forum for Democracy and Peace (IFDP) and “Edirne Gönüllüleri.” The movement is based in Edirne, Turkey to mobilize youth participation in local policy. He made a speech in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the IFDP
In 2010, he established the Turkish-Armenian Friendship Society to mark the first anniversary of the signing of the Armenian-Turkish protocols in Zurich.
In the 2011 general election, he was nominated by the ruling AK Party in Edirne. That year he was appointed adviser to the European Minister (Ministry of European Union Affairs)
After quitting the AK Party, Beklevic founded the No Party which protested the 2017 referendum. The referendum asked citizens to approve or disapprove the constitutional amendment that altered the country’s parliamentary system. Beklevic opposes Turkey's Afrin operation in Syria
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