Cem Kozlu
{{Short description|Turkish businessman, politician and writer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mehmet Cem Kozlu
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| honorific-suffix = MP
| imagesize = 220 px
| office = Member of the Grand National Assembly
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| term_start1 = 20 October 1991
| term_end1 = 24 December 1995
| constituency1 = Istanbul (1991)
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1946}}
| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| occupation = Politician, businessman
| profession =
| alma_mater = Boğaziçi University
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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.
Early and personal life
Kozlu was born in 1946 in Istanbul.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biyografya.com/biyografi/24854|title=Cem Kozlu|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Biyografiya|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120090412/https://www.biyografya.com/biyografi/24854|url-status=live}} He went to the Denison University, Stanford University and Boğaziçi University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.koc.com.tr/hakkinda/yonetim-kurulu/dr-cem-m-kozlu|title=Dr. Cem M. Kozlu|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Koç Holding|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128001747/https://www.koc.com.tr/hakkinda/yonetim-kurulu/dr-cem-m-kozlu|url-status=live}}
Kozlu is married and has two children.{{Cite web|url=https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr//develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=19&p_sicil=4591|title=Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi 19. Dönem Milletvekili|access-date=20 January 2022|website=TBMM|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120090404/https://www5.tbmm.gov.tr//develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=19&p_sicil=4591|url-status=live}}
Career
Kozlu was the CEO of Turkish Airlines from 1988 to 1991.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/thyden-eski-genel-mudurlere-iftar-/1162789|title=THY'den eski genel müdürlere iftar|date=1 June 2018|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Anadolu Agency|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120090416/https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/thyden-eski-genel-mudurlere-iftar-/1162789|url-status=live}} During his time in this position, the management approach of the airline changed to give more importance to IT.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dunya.com/kose-yazisi/havada-sadakatle-yola-cikip-yelpazeyi-genisletti-dunyada-ilk-3e-girdi/646156|title=Havada ‘Sadakat’le yola çıkıp yelpazeyi genişletti dünyada ilk 3’e girdi|date=18 January 2022|access-date=20 January 2022|author=Vahap Munyar|website=Dünya|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120090436/https://www.dunya.com/kose-yazisi/havada-sadakatle-yola-cikip-yelpazeyi-genisletti-dunyada-ilk-3e-girdi/646156|url-status=live}} After leaving, he became an MP at the 19th Parliament of Turkey for the Motherland Party. From 1997 to 2003, he returned to Turkish Airlines and became the chairman of the board. He later worked at The Coca-Cola Company in several positions before retiring in 2006. Kozlu has written 9 books.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.cemkozlu.com.tr/}}
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