Umut Oran
 Umut Oran       (businessman, politician) | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 October 1962 İstanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Saint Benoit French High School, Marmara University | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Tuna Kekeoğlu | |||||||||||||
| Party | Republican People's Party | |||||||||||||
Turkish businessman/politician. Attended Bilderberg/2014 when responsible for harmonization of relations with the European Union.
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Umut Oran is a Turkish textile manufacturer and politician who was Vice President of the Socialist International between 2014 and 2018.
He attended the 2014 Bilderberg conference when he was parliamentary responsible for harmonization of relations with the European Union.
Education
He completed his secondary education at Saint Benoit French High School in Istanbul and his higher education at Marmara University Faculty of Economics in English.
Career
He started working at Bozkurt Mensucat, Koç Holding's Textile Company. Oran, who continued his business life at Öztek Textile, started his own company, founding Domino Textile's factory, which operates in the garment sector.
Since 2010, when he entered politics and took a position in the CHP, Oran, who ensures that company employees have a say in management during his time as a company manager, has transferred the management of his company, all powers and responsibilities to a professional board of directors consisting of company employees, perhaps with a system that has no other example in Turkey.
Umut Oran, who became a member of the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association (TGSD) in 1993, was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of TGSD on February 28, 2002.
Politics
Oran was a candidate for the leadership of the Republican People's Party in 2008, but failed to gather enough signatures to nominate himself for election against the serving incumbent Deniz Baykal. He worked closely with both provincial and district CHP branches before becoming a Deputy Leader of the Party in 2010, under the leadership of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. He was Deputy leader until 2011.
In the 2011 general election, Oran was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Istanbul's 3rd electoral district. In Parliament, he was the chairman of the Committee on the Harmonization of Relations with the European Union.
On 18 July 2012, he was elected to the Party Council during the 34th Ordinary Convention, having the position until 8 May 2014.[1][2]
On 13 December 2014, Oran was elected as a Vice President of Socialist International, taking over as the Turkish Vice President on the Presidium from Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. He was, for unknown reasons, left out of the CHP candidate lists for the June 2015 general election, leading to many party supporters accusing Kılıçdaroğlu of trying to eliminate competition against his leadership. Oran stated that he respected Kılıçdaroğlu's decision and remained loyal to his party.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2014 | 29 May 2014 | 1 June 2014 | Denmark Copenhagen Marriott Hotel | The 62nd Bilderberg, with 136 guests, held in Copenhagen |
