Oltac Unsal | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Venture Capitalist |
| Employer | Smyrna Capital |
| Known for | Gezi Park protests |
| Website | http://unsal.com |
Oltac Unsal is a Turkish technology investor and economic development executive[1] who is notable for creating the fastest political crowdfunding campaign[2] in history[3] for the Turkish Gezi Protests. Unsal created a crowdsourced and crowdfunded advertisement in The New York Times with Murat Aktihanoglu and Duygu Atacan.[4] It was the fastest political crowdfunding campaign in history. The ad featured demands for "an end to police brutality", "a free and unbiased media", and "an open dialogue, not the dictate of an autocrat". The editing of the final advertisement involved thousands of people, and the ad was published on 7 June 2013.
Despite its financing by 2,654 online funders, Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan and his administration blamed a domestic and foreign "interest rate lobby" and The New York Times for the ad.[5]
Unsal also co-founded the Good Party in Turkey on October 25, 2017, which went on to win 10% of national vote 8 months later.[6]
- ^ "Oltac Unsal-The World Bank Group". Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Full Page Ad for Turkish Democracy in Action". Indiegogo. January 13, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Konrad, Alex (July 4, 2013). "Full-Page Ad Inspired By Turkish Protests Is One Of Indiegogo's Fastest Campaigns Ever". Forbes. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ Jalabi, Raya (June 5, 2013). "Turkish trio who took out New York Times ad: 'It's really not about us'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ 2013–14 protests in Turkey#Advertising and petition
- ^ "Iyi Parti Kurucular Kurulu". Iyi Parti Website. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.