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Tarhan Erdem

Tarhan Erdem

Tarhan Erdem is the Founder and Chairman of Konda, a leading management consultancy and research firm in Turkey. He is also a columnist at Radikal daily newspaper. Mr Erdem has been a member of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) since 1953, where he has served in various capacities ranging from Board Member to Secretary General. He was elected a Member of Parliament for Istanbul in 1977. He has worked as a project and control engineer at various state enterprises and as a CEO at Milliyet and Doğan Group of Companies before founding KONDA. Mr Erdem has authored numerous books on politics and electoral process and procedures. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Istanbul Technical University.