Mehmet Cem Kozlu | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 20 October 1991 –24 December 1995 | |
Constituency | Istanbul (1991) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 (age 76–77) Istanbul,Turkey |
Alma mater | Boğaziçi University |
Occupation | Politician,businessman |
Mehmet Cem Kozlu (born 1946,Istanbul) is a Turkish businessman,politician and writer. He was the CEO of Turkish Airlines before joining the Motherland Party and becoming an MP.
Kozlu was born in 1946 in Istanbul. [1] He went to the Denison University,Stanford University and Boğaziçi University. [2] Kozlu is married and has two children. [3]
Kozlu was the CEO of Turkish Airlines from 1988 to 1991. [4] During his time in this position,the management approach of the airline changed to give more importance to IT. [5] After leaving,he became an MP at the 19th Parliament of Turkey for the Motherland Party. [3] From 1997 to 2003,he returned to Turkish Airlines and became the chairman of the board. [2] He later worked at The Coca-Cola Company in several positions before retiring in 2006. [1] Kozlu has written 9 books. [2]
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