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Binali Yıldırım

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Binali Yıldırım (Turkish pronunciation: [binaːli ˈjɯɫdɯɾɯm]; born 20 December 1955) is a Turkish politician who served as the 27th and last prime minister of Turkey from 2016 to 2018 and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 2018 to 2019. He was Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2016 to 2017, then becoming parliamentary leader until 2018. Yıldırım served as chairman of the board of Directors of Istanbul Fast Ferries Company (İDO) from 1994 to 2000 before being elected as an AKP Member of Parliament for Istanbul's first electoral district during the 2002 general election. He was appointed as Minister of Transport by Prime Minister Abdullah Gül and continued in office after Erdoğan became prime minister in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Binali Yıldırım is the 3,981st most popular politician (up from 5,494th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 516th in 2019) and the 208th most popular Turkish Politician.

Binali Yıldırım is most famous for being the former mayor of Istanbul.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Binali Yıldırım ranks 3,981 out of 19,576. Before him are Vologases VI, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia, Bindusara, Bill de Blasio, and Alfredo Palacio. After him are Wilhelm Gustloff, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Mizizios, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, and Yisrael Kristal.

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Among people born in 1955, Binali Yıldırım ranks 57. Before him are Najib Mikati, Brendan Gleeson, Mark David Chapman, Héctor Cúper, John Grisham, and Roland Emmerich. After him are Gary Sinise, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Asif Ali Zardari, Billy Bob Thornton, François Cluzet, and Zucchero Fornaciari.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Binali Yıldırım ranks 404 out of 1,347. Before him are Nebahat Çehre (1944), Alexander Balas (-150), İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Ahmet Ertegun (1923), Dani Rodrik (1957), and Thomas the Slav (800). After him are Mizizios (622), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Gevherhan Sultan (1605), John Malalas (491), Gülçiçek Hatun (1355), and Megasthenes (-350).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Binali Yıldırım ranks 208. Before him are Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Deiphobus (null), Isabella, Queen of Armenia (1216), Hüma Hatun (1400), Cleitus the Black (-370), and Alexander Balas (-150). After him are Mizizios (622), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Gevherhan Sultan (1605), Gülçiçek Hatun (1355), Nicholas Kanabos (1200), and Ekrem İmamoğlu (1970).

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