Ali Kurumahmut (born October 1, 1960) is a Turkish

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, lecturer, lawyer, and former member of

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Early life and career

Ali Kurumahmut was born in Of,

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, Turkey. He graduated from

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, Istanbul in 1982. In 1995, he graduated from Istanbul University Law Faculty. He holds a master's degree in International Law from

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. Following years he completed the Staff Academy and the Armed Forces Academy. He left the Navy when he was a staff colonel in 2002. He took an active role in the management of Kardak (Imia) crisis. He served as General Director of Maritime Transportation at the Undersecreteriat of Maritime Affairs,

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from 18 July 2003 to 17 October 2005. From 2005 to 2013, he acted as advisor to some members of the cabinet and lectured in the Turkish War Academies. Kurumahmut was appointed as justice to

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8th Chamber in 2013 by President

Abdullah Gül Abdullah Gül (; ; born 29 October 1950) is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th President of Turkey, in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003, and concurrently served as bo ...

. He left the office on 23 July 2016. His publications include ''The Twilight Zones in The Aegean (Un)Forgetten Turkish Islands'', ''Ege'de Temel Sorun: Egemenliği Tartışmalı Adalar'', ''Deniz Subayları için Temel Deniz Hukuku'', ''Montrö Sözleşmesi'', ''Türk Boğazları ve Karadeniz''.http://www.tudav.org/index.php/tr/component/tags/tag/99-ali-kurumahmut He speaks English.

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