Mehmet Şandır (born in 1947, in Bayırbucak, Syria) is a Turkish politician. He is a former MP of the Turkish Nationalist Movement Party,[1] and is currently an Honorary President of the Syrian Turkmen Assembly.[2]

Early life and career edit

Şandır was born in 1947 in Bayırbucak, Syria, to Hasan and Atika Şandır. He graduated from Istanbul University in the Faculty of Forestry. Şandır served as the Turkish Minister of Forest and Water Management and then the Minister of Customs and Trade.[3]

Personal life edit

Şandır is married and has three children.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Tisdall, Simon (2015). "Turkey caught between aiding Turkmen and economic dependence on Russia". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ^ ORSAM (2015). "Safe Zone Discussion within the Context of Developments in the North of Syria and the location of the Turkmen". ORSAM. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Milliyet. "Mehmet Şandır". Milliyet. Retrieved 1 January 2017.