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Turkey’s foreign minister’s university degree under scrutiny after accusations of irregularities - Stockholm Center for Freedom

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The academic credentials of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan have come under scrutiny after a lawmaker from the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) claimed irregularities in his university degree, Turkish Minute reported. While in the Turkish military and serving on a NATO mission abroad, Fidan obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1997 in Politics and Administrative Science from what was then called the University of Marylan…
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The Higher Education Council issued a statement on the allegations that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan was dishonest in his diploma. In the statement, it was argued that there were no irregularities in the graduation and equivalence processes of Hakan Fidan. CHP Vice President Namık Tan, in a post on the matter the previous day, said: “Unfortunately, we were right in our doubts. Official records show that Hakan Fidan is only 3 years away and even …

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YÖK issued a statement regarding the allegations regarding Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan's undergraduate degree and the process of starting his master's degree, stating that the allegations were unfounded.

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YÖK denied allegations that Minister Fidan started his master's degree without receiving equivalence: There is no irregularity.

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stockholmcf.org broke the news in on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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