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词条 Kamil Ekim Alptekin
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Career

     Eclipse  Inovo BV 

  3. Lobbying against Gülenism

     Investigation and charges 

  4. References

Kamil Ekim Alptekin (born 1977)[1] is a Turkish businessman with real estate, aerospace, and consulting interests. He is the current Chairman of the Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) and an advocate for improved Turkish-American relations.[2] His payments to Michael T. Flynn for research and lobbying work against the Gülen movement are central to an ongoing political controversy in American politics.[3][4][5] Alptekin was indicted on December 12, 2018 on charges of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government and making false statements to investigators.[6]

Early life and education

Alptekin was raised mostly in the Netherlands, his parents having left Turkey after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, when he was 4.[1][7] He studied law and economics at Utrecht University, graduating in 2001.[7][1][8]

Career

He received a nine-month fellowship to work as a staffer on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs and for Representative Tom Lantos.[7][1] He later worked for the Democrats 66 parliamentary group at the States General of the Netherlands in The Hague.[7][1] He held a one year fellowship at the INTERPOL Counter-Terrorism Fusion Centre in Lyon.[7] He was a senior fellow with the Humanity in Action non-profit, and founder of the Frieda Menco Foundation.[1][8]

In 2005 Alptekin began a business providing counter-terrorism equipment and consulting services to the government of Turkey, including video surveillance cameras for police helicopters.[19][7] He is involved in real estate development along the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul.[7]

He serves as an Honorary Consul to the Republic of Albania.[8]

Eclipse

When Eclipse Aviation Corporation filed for bankruptcy, Alptekin and his partners attempted to buy it out with financing provided by the Russian state bank Vnesheconombank and a loan personally approved by Vladimir Putin.[9] The Russian government financing ultimately fell through, and instead Alptekin and his partners bought Eclipse Aviation for $40 million, using it to found Eclipse Aerospace.[9][10][7][11] Under Alptekin, Eclipse Aerospace began producing the Eclipse 550 very light jet, partnering with Sikorsky Aircraft.[11][12]

Inovo BV

Inovo BV, the Dutch corporation he owns, is the sole Turkish representative in Ratio Oil Exploration, which is the Israeli firm exploring the Leviathan gas field in the Mediterranean Sea.[7][13] Ratio has denied that it has any affiliation with Alptekin or Inovo BV, though BuzzFeed News has produced evidence documenting a relationship dating back to at least early 2016.[14][15] Ratio spokesperson Orit Teicher told The Daily Caller that documents alleging a relationship between Ratio and Inovo were forgeries.[16]

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Lobbying against Gülenism

Following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, Alptekin began soliciting lobbyists in the United States in order to reduce support for Fethullah Gülen and the Gülen movement.[18][7] One of those firms was Flynn Intel Group, which was paid at least $530,000 for its efforts.[19][7]

According to U.S. prosecutors, Alptekin and Bijan Rafiekian worked on behalf of the Government of Turkey in order to secure Gülen's extradition.[6]

Investigation and charges

As part of his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, special prosecutor Robert Mueller assumed control of a Virginia-based grand jury criminal probe into the relationship between Flynn and Alptekin's Inovo BV.[20]

In December 2018, Alptekin and Bijan Rafiekian were indicted on charges of a conspiracy to violate federal lobbying rules, and Alptekin was also charged with making false statements to FBI investigators.[21][22]

References

1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627181121/http://www.liberal-international.org/site/file/Statements/Final_Report_LI_Factfinding_Mission_Turkey_2730_March_2008.pdf |archive-date=June 27, 2017 |publisher=Liberal International |title=Liberal International Turkey fact-finding mission 27-30 March, 2008 |page=11 |url=http://www.liberal-international.org/site/file/Statements/Final_Report_LI_Factfinding_Mission_Turkey_2730_March_2008.pdf}}
2. ^{{cite web | url =http://www.taik.org.tr/about-taik.php | title =ABOUT TAİK | last = | first = | date = | website =Turkey-U.S. Business Council | publisher = | access-date = | quote =The current Chairman of the Business Council is Ekim Alptekin, the Chairman of EA Group. }}
3. ^{{cite web|last1=Buncombe|first1=Andrew|title=Donald Trump's national security chief 'took money from Putin and Erdogan', says former NSA employee|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/donald-trump-michael-flynn-money-putin-erdogan-nsa-worker-claims-a7437041.html}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=LOBBYING REGISTRATION|url=http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2016/RR/300824839.xml}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=Foreign Agent Registration Statement|url=https://docs.voanews.eu/en-US/2017/03/13/6d30f058-fe05-4ba5-9f71-81382489d61e.pdf}}
6. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000167-bce4-df8f-adff-bdfd2a910001 |date=December 12, 2018 |access-date=December 17, 2018 |title=Case 1:18-cr-00457-AJT Document 1 |publisher=United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |first=James P. |last=Gillis |first2=Evan N. |last2=Turgeon}}
7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/borzoudaragahi/the-man-at-the-center-of-this-trump-scandal-wants-to-clear |publisher=BuzzFeed News |first=Borzou |last=Daragahi |date=June 20, 2017 |title=The Man At The Center Of This Trump Scandal Wants To Clear His Name}}
8. ^1 2 {{cite news |publisher=American-Turkish Council |title=K. Ekim Alptekin |url=http://the-atc.org/c16a/speakers/ekim-alptekin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627183652/http://the-atc.org/c16a/speakers/ekim-alptekin/ |archive-date=June 27, 2017}}
9. ^1 2 {{cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/25/michael-flynn-turkey-russia-237550 |publisher=Politico |title=Flynn’s Turkish lobbying linked to Russia |first=Isaac |last=Arnsdorf |date=April 25, 2017 |access-date=June 27, 2017}}
10. ^{{cite news |first=İlker |last=Pehlivan |publisher=Hürriyet Daily News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516213723/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-investor-to-produce-light-jets-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=438&n=turkish-investor-to-produce-the-lightest-jet-in-turkey-2010-12-28 |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-investor-to-produce-light-jets-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=438&n=turkish-investor-to-produce-the-lightest-jet-in-turkey-2010-12-28 |archive-date=May 16, 2017 |date=December 28, 2010 |title=Turkish investor to produce light jets in Turkey |quote=Ekim Alptekin bought Eclipse Aviation after the company announced bankruptcy.}}
11. ^1 {{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123092017/https://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2011/11/air-taxis |url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2011/11/air-taxis |publisher=The Economist |title=Air taxis: The return of the Eclipse |date=November 22, 2011 |archive-date=November 23, 2011 |author=P.C.}}
12. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-ea-aerospace-puts-eclipse-on-the-map-370462/ |publisher=Flightglobal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627191159/https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-ea-aerospace-puts-eclipse-on-the-map-370462/ |archive-date=June 27, 2017 |title=IN FOCUS: EA Aerospace puts Eclipse on the map |first=Kate |last=Sarsfield |date=April 16, 2012}}
13. ^{{cite news |title=Ratio |first=Ligad |last=Rotlevy |date=June 28, 2016 |access-date=June 27, 2017 |publisher=DocumentCloud |url=https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3868606/tarama0024-1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170627210300/https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3868606/tarama0024-1.pdf |archive-date=June 27, 2017}}
14. ^{{cite news |first=Borzou |last=Daragahl |publisher=BuzzFeed News |quote=An Israeli energy firm says it “did not employ the services” of Turkish businessman Kamil Ekim Alptekin. But photos, emails, and other documents show a relationship lasting nearly a year. |date=June 26, 2017 |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/borzoudaragahi/evidence-ties-israel-firm-to-turkish-businessman-at-heart |access-date=June 27, 2017 |title=Evidence Ties Israeli Firm To Turkish Businessman At Heart Of Flynn Scandal, Despite Denials |archive-url=https://archive.fo/tdGsy |archive-date=June 27, 2017}}
15. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.798179 |publisher=Haaretz |first=Eran |last=Azran |quote=Ratio executives didn't respond to BuzzFeed queries but a spokeswoman for the company told TheMarker, the Haaretz business daily, that "the company never retained Mr. Ekim Alpetkin's services." |title=Report: Turk With Alleged Links to Michael Flynn Was Also Retained by Israeli Firm |date=June 27, 2017 |access-date=June 27, 2017}}
16. ^{{cite news |publisher=The Daily Caller |quote=“The letter in question did not come from Ratio and therefore it is a forgery. Our response remains the same: Ratio did not employ the services of Mr. Ekim Alptekin,” Orit Teicher, a spokesperson for Ratio, told The Daily Caller. |title=Forgery Allegations Made Against Michael Flynn’s Turkish Lobbying Client |first=Chuck |last=Ross |date=June 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.fo/gyzqT |archive-date=June 28, 2017 |url=http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/20/forgery-allegations-made-against-michael-flynns-turkish-lobbying-client/}}
17. ^{{cite web|last1=Gold|first1=Matea|title=The mystery behind a Flynn associate’s quiet work for the Trump campaign|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-mystery-behind-a-flynn-associates-quiet-work-for-the-trump-campaign/2017/05/04/fc86980e-3044-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html}}
18. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/flynn-trump-scandal-lobbying-turkey-alptekin.html |publisher=Al-Monitor |title=Questions surround Turkish businessman at center of Flynn controversy |first=Amberin |last=Zaman |date=March 10, 2017 |access-date=June 27, 2017}}
19. ^{{cite web|last1=Schouten|first1=Fredreka|title=Turkish client paid $530,000 to Michael Flynn's consulting firm|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/08/michael-flynn-received-530000-from-turkish-client-during-trump-campaign/98917184/}}
20. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-flynn-turkey-exclusive-idUSKBN18T276 |publisher=Reuters |quote=Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to assume control of a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources told Reuters [...] Federal prosecutors in Virginia are investigating a deal between Flynn and Turkish businessman Ekim Alptekin as part of a grand jury criminal probe, according to a subpoena seen by Reuters. |first=Nathan |last=Layne |first2=Mark |last2=Hosenball |first3=Julia Edwards |last3=Ainsley |editor-first=Kevin |editor-last=Krolicki |editor-first2=Ross |editor-last2=Colvin |title=Exclusive: Special counsel Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties |date=June 2, 2017}}
21. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-17/two-michael-flynn-associates-indicted-in-virginia-federal-court |publisher=Bloomberg News |title=Flynn’s Work for Turkey Laid Out in Charges Against Two Others |first=David |last=Kocieniewski |first2=David |last2=Voreacos |date=December 17, 2018}}
22. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-men-charged-conspiracy-and-acting-agents-foreign-government |date=December 17, 2018 |title=Two Men Charged with Conspiracy and Acting as Agents of a Foreign Government |quote=An indictment was unsealed today charging Bijan Rafiekian, aka Bijan Kian, 66, of San Juan Capistrano, California, and Kamil Ekim Alptekin, 41, of Istanbul, and a Turkish national, with conspiracy, acting in the United States as illegal agents of the government of Turkey, and making false statements to the FBI. |publisher=United States Department of Justice}}
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