Mesut Yılmaz

Prime Minister of Turkey (1947–2020)
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Summary

Mesut Yılmaz was born on November 6, 1947[1], in Istanbul[2]. He died on October 30, 2020[3], in Istanbul[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,107 views/month, #7,148 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Kanlıca Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Turkey[9]
  • Native language: Turkish[10]
  • Position held: Prime Minister of Turkey[11], Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey[12], member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey[13], Minister of Foreign Affairs[14]
  • Educated at: Ankara University Faculty of Political Science[15], University of Cologne[16], Istanbul High School[17], Ankara University[18], St. George's Austrian High School[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Member of political party: Motherland Party[21]
  • Commons category: Mesut Yılmaz[22]
  • Cause of death: lung cancer[23]
  • Family name: Yılmaz[24]
  • Given name: Ahmet[25], Mesut[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mesut Yılmaz[27]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Turkish[29], German[30], English[31]
  • Name in native language: Mesut Yılmaz[32]
  • Different from: Mesut Yılmaz[33]

Why It Matters

Mesut Yılmaz has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Mesut Yılmaz born?

Mesut Yılmaz was born in Istanbul[2].

Where did Mesut Yılmaz die?

Mesut Yılmaz passed away in Istanbul[4].

What did Mesut Yılmaz do for work?

Mesut Yılmaz worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

Where did Mesut Yılmaz go to school?

Mesut Yılmaz was educated at Ankara University Faculty of Political Science[15], University of Cologne[16], Istanbul High School[17], and Ankara University[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . sabah.com.tr. sabah.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . mfa.gov.tr. mfa.gov.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . yenisafak.com. yenisafak.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . haberturk.com. haberturk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 41
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'diq', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ahmet, Mesut
    Instance of → —
    Educated at → Ankara University Faculty of Political Science, University of Cologne, Istanbul High School +2
    Member of political party → Motherland Party
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