Ramadan Atalay

Ramadan Atalay
Рамадан Аталай
Official portrait, 2021
Member of the National Assembly
In office
19 April 1997 – 24 April 2026
Personal details
BornRamadan Bayram Atalay
(1957-04-12) 12 April 1957
PartyAPS (2024-present)
DPS (1997-2024)

Ramadan Bayram Atalay (Bulgarian: Рамадан Байрам Аталай; born 12 April 1957) is a Turkish Bulgarian politician and former member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. Between 1982 and 1990 he was an agent of the State Security. In 2024 Standart reported that his residence in Sofia was valued at nearly 7.5 million euro.[1] A long-term member of the DPS, he was the longest serving MP in Bulgaria's post-communist history, having been an MP continuously since 1997[2] In 2024 he joined the APS faction of the party. He was not reelected in the 2026 election. He had been a member of 14 consecutive Parliaments[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Нови разкрития за Рамадан Аталай! Приказни сараи, богато ДС досие" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Депутатите рекордьори по брой парламенти: Аталай, Цонев и Чакъров от ДПС, а след тях - Лъчезар Иванов" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Знакови депутати останаха извън листите за следващия парламент" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2026-06-28.