How old is Meral Akşener?
Meral Akşener is 67 years old.
What is Meral Akşener Net Worth?
Meral Akşener's net worth is $15 Million.
What is Meral Akşener Birthday?
Meral Akşener's birthday is 18/07/1956.
What is Meral Akşener Zodiac Sign?
Meral Akşener's zodiac sign is Cancer.
What is Meral Akşener's Real Birth Name?
Meral Akşener's real birth name is Meral Gürer.
Where is Meral Akşener's Birthplace?
Meral Akşener's birthplace is İzmit, Turkey.
How Tall is Meral Akşener?
Meral Akşener height is 5'5''.
What is Meral Akşener Nationality?
Meral Akşener nationality is Türkiye.
What are Meral Akşener's Professions?
Meral Akşener's professions are Politician, Teacher.
Who is Meral Akşener?
Meral Akşener is a Turkish politician, teacher, historian and academic. She served as Minister of the Interior and was a vice-speaker of the Grand National Assembly. She also founded and is leader of the Good Party (İYİ Party), and was its candidate in the 2018 Turkish presidential elections.
Akşener first entered parliament as a deputy of the True Path Party (DYP) in the 1995 and 1999 general election, and served as the interior minister in the coalition government established by Necmettin Erbakan between 1996 and 1997. Akşener entered the parliament as a deputy of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in the 2007, 2011 and June 2015 general elections. After tensions between her and the MHP’s leader Devlet Bahçeli, she was not nominated as an MP for the November 2015 general election. In 2016, she led a group of opposition within the party against Bahçeli. On 25 October 2017, she separated from the MHP and founded the Good Party, of which she is the leader.
Akşener is a key opposition figure in Turkish politics, and has been dubbed as an “iron lady” by international observers.