Ali Tanrıyar is a Turkish

Turkey

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 politician

Politician

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, former interior minister

Interior minister

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 of Turkey

Turkey

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 and former chairman of the Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 sports club Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...

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After graduating from Istanbul University

Istanbul University

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 Faculty of Medicine

Medicine

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 he worked as consultant in Taksim Hospital. He was one of the founders of Motherland Party

Motherland Party (Turkey)

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 and twice elected as member of national parliament

Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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. He was the Interior Minister of Özal

Turgut Özal

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 government. In 1986 he was elected as Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...

 president until 1990. Galatasaray

Galatasaray S.K.

Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...

 won two league titles

Turkcell Super League

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 and two national super cups

Turkish Super Cup

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, while Tanrıyar was the president. He is married and has one child.