Osman Oktay Ekşi is a Turkish

Turkey

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 journalist

Journalist

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, author

Author

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 and politician

Politician

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. He was elected as a member of Parliament

Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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 for the Republican People's Party

Republican People's Party (Turkey)

The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...

 in the 2011 general election

Turkish general election, 2011

Turkey's 17th general election was held on 12 June 2011 to elect 550 new members of Grand National Assembly. They were Turkey's first non-early elections in 34 years.-Background:...

. He is the oldest MP of the 24th parliamentary term.

Ekşi was the chief columnist of the daily newspaper Hürriyet

Hürriyet

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. In 2010, Ekşi resigned from Hürriyet after he insulted the prime minister and state ministers in one of his columns. Ekşi referred to members of the government as having a “mindset willing to sell one’s own mother” — the phrase in Turkish is highly offensive and implies one who is willing to sell one’s own mother as a prostitute — when criticizing Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Turkey

The Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....

 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...

, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız

Taner Yıldız

Taner Yıldız is a Turkish politician. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party and the Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Turkey....

 and Environment Minister Veysel Eroğlu

Veysel Eroglu

Prof. Veysel Eroğlu is currently Minister of Environment and Forests of Turkey and a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar of the ruling Justice and Development Party.-Career:...

 over a government project to build a hydroelectric complex in Rize

Rize

Rize is the capital of Rize Province, in northeast Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.-Etymology:The name comes from Greek or Ριζαίον , meaning "mountain slopes". In modern times, its name in Greek was usually Ριζούντα . Its Latin forms are Rhizus and Rhizaeum...

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