Ahmed Dogan
Encyclopedia
Ahmed Demir Dogan (born March 29, 1954 in Pchelarovo, Dobrich Province
, Bulgaria
) is a Bulgarian
politician.
(DPS), a liberal
party that represents the interests of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria. He was previously also known as Ahmed Ismailov Ahmedov and Ahmed Hasanov Aptulov (Dogalov).
In September 2007 Dogan's name was listed on an official report of communist-era secret police collaborators. According to the report, Dogan was a paid agent of the Committee for State Security
from August 1974 until March 1988.
In October 2010, the Supreme Administrative Court in Sofia acquitted Dogan of corruption in a case brought by the Parliamentary Commission regarding consulting fees paid in 2008 and 2009 in respect of hydro-power projects.
Pchelarovo, Dobrich Province
Pchelarovo, Dobrich Province is a village in the municipality of General Toshevo, in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.Until 2.09.1898 the village was called Eli Bey....
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
) is a Bulgarian
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
politician.
Biography
He is the founder and leader of the Movement for Rights and FreedomsMovement for Rights and Freedoms
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is an ethnic Turkish party in Bulgaria. The MRF is a member of the Liberal International and considers itself a liberal party, rather like the Swedish People's Party - party of the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland...
(DPS), a liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
party that represents the interests of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria. He was previously also known as Ahmed Ismailov Ahmedov and Ahmed Hasanov Aptulov (Dogalov).
In September 2007 Dogan's name was listed on an official report of communist-era secret police collaborators. According to the report, Dogan was a paid agent of the Committee for State Security
Committee for State Security
The Committee for State Security , popularly known as State Security was the name of the Bulgarian secret service during the Communist rule of Bulgaria and the Cold War ....
from August 1974 until March 1988.
In October 2010, the Supreme Administrative Court in Sofia acquitted Dogan of corruption in a case brought by the Parliamentary Commission regarding consulting fees paid in 2008 and 2009 in respect of hydro-power projects.