Binali Yıldırım
Binali Yıldırım (; born 20 December 1955) is a Turkish politician who served as the List of Prime Ministers of Turkey, 27th and last prime minister of Turkey from 2016 to 2018 and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 2018 to 2019. He was Leader of the Justice and Development Party (Turkey), Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2016 to 2017, then becoming parliamentary leader until 2018. Yıldırım served as chairman of the board of Directors of İDO, Istanbul Fast Ferries Company (İDO) from 1994 to 2000 before being elected as an AKP Member of Parliament for Istanbul (1st electoral district), Istanbul's first electoral district during the 2002 Turkish general election, 2002 general election. He was appointed as Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication (Turkey), Minister of Transport by Prime Minister Abdullah Gül and continued in office after Erdoğan became prime minister in 2003. As Transport Minister, he presided over numerous projects such as Marmara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Prime Minister Of Turkey
The prime minister of Turkey, officially the prime minister of the Republic of Turkey (), was the head of government of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey from 1920 to 2018, who led a political coalition in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkish Parliament and presided over the Cabinet of Turkey, cabinet. Throughout the political history of Turkey, functions and powers of the post have changed occasionally. Prior to its dissolution as a result of the 2017 Turkish constitutional referendum, 2017 Constitutional Referendum, the holder of the premiership was generally the dominant figure in Turkish politics, outweighing the President of Turkey, president. Premiership in the Ottoman Era In the Ottoman Empire, the prime minister of the Ottoman sultan held the title of Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, Grand Vizier (), though in the 19th century, some heads of government were appointed with the title Prime Minister, (). Starting in the 1830s, Grand Viziers began to minister cabi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Celal Adan
Celal Adan (born 10 September 1951 in Ağrı) is a Turkish politician. He was elected in 2011 to the 24th Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Adan had previously represented the True Path Party (DYP) in the 21st Assembly (1999–2002), and later been the party's deputy chairman (renamed Democratic Party in 2007). In the 1980s and 1990s, Adan had a close relationship with Mehmet Ağar Mehmet Kemal Ağar (born on 30 October 1951) is a Turkish former police chief, politician, government minister and leader of the Democratic Party. He was a police officer who rose to General Director of the General Directorate of Security (effec ...; in the early 1980s, he was tried and acquitted of being involved in the 1980 murder of trade unionist Kemal Türkler. Hurriyet Daily News, 16 September 1999Smells like Susurluk/ref> References 1951 births Living people People from Ağrı Nationalist Movement Party politicians Democrat Party (Turkey, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Feridun Bilgin
Feridun Bilgin (born 1964) is a Turkish civil servant and politician who served as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication of Turkey from 7 March to 17 November 2015. Formerly the Undersecretary to the Ministry, Bilgin took over from the Justice and Development Party minister Lütfi Elvan as required by Article 114 of the Turkish constitution. He was one of the founders of the newly founded Future Party in 2019. Early life and career Bilgin was born in Sivas in 1964 and graduated from Istanbul Technical University's Faculty of Electricity and Electronics in 1985. Between 1985 and 1987, he did a Master's degree at the Yıldız Technical University Department of Electrical Engineering. In 1986, he began working at the State Planning Organisation as an advisor to the Manager of Incentives and Implementation. He became a planning expert in 1991 and a team manager in 1992. In 1992, he became a branch manager of the Incentives and Implementation department of the Trea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yüksel Coşkunyürek
Yüksel Coşkunyürek (born 15 March 1965) is a Turkish politician who has been Deputy Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication since December 2015. He served as a Member of Parliament for Bolu as a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) between 2002 and 2011. He returned to the 28th Parliament of Turkey in the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 2023, alongside presidential elections, to elect all 600 members of the Grand National Assembly. The incoming members formed the 28th Parliament of Turkey. The elections had originally been ..., representing Bolu. References 1965 births Living people Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey Turkish Sunni Muslims Deputy ministers of Turkey Deputies of Bolu People from Gerede {{Turkey-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ministry Of Transport, Maritime And Communication (Turkey)
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure () is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for transport, information and communication services in Turkey. Its head office is in Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( .... The current minister is Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, in office since June 2023. Agency and bodies Central directorates-general and departments *Directorate-General of Transport Services Regulation (DGTSR) *Directorate-General of Maritime Affairs (DGMA) *Directorate-General of Shipyards and Coastal Structures (DGSCS) *Directorate-General of Communications (DGC) *Directorate-General of Infrastructure Investments (DGII) *Directorate-General of European Union Affairs and Foreign Relations (DGEUFR) *Directorate-General of Legal S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leader Of The Justice And Development Party
The Justice and Development Party ( , AK PARTİ), abbreviated officially as AK Party in English, is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democratic. It has been the ruling party of Turkey since 2002. Third-party sources often refer to the party as national conservative, social conservative, right-wing populist and as espousing neo-Ottomanism. The party is generally regarded as being right-wing on the political spectrum, although some sources have described it as far-right since 2011. It is currently the largest party in Grand National Assembly with 273 MPs, ahead of the main opposition social democratic Republican People's Party (CHP). Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been chairman of the AK Party since the 2017 Party Congress. The AK Party is the largest party in the Grand National Assembly, the Turkish national legislature, with 268 out of 600 seats, having won 35.6% of votes in the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election. It forms the People's Alliance with th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doğan Kubat
Doğan is both a masculine Turkish given name and a Turkish surname meaning ''Falcon''. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Doğan Abukay, Turkish experimental physicist and academic * Doğan Akhanlı (1957–2021) Turkish-German writer * Doğan Babacan (1930–2018), Turkish football referee * Doğan Cüceloğlu (1938–2021), Turkish psychologist and nonfiction writer * Doğan Hancı (born 1970), Turkish para-archer * Doğan Kuban (1926–2021), Turkish architecture historian and academic * Dogan Mehmet (born 1990), British folk singer of Turkish Cypriot descent * Doğan Öz (1934–1978), Turkish prosecutor assassinated during his investigation of the Turkish deep state * Doğan Türkmen, Turkish diplomat Middle name * Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu (born 1954), Turkish cartoonist and graphics designer *Hasan Piker, Hasan Doğan Piker (born 1991), Turkish-American political commentator and Twitch streamer * Turgut Doğan Şahin (born 1988), Turkish footballer Surname ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mehmet Muş
Mehmet Muş (born 1 May 1982) is a Turkish politician and economist, who was a Deputy in the Turkish Parliament for Istanbul and has represented Samsun since the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 2023, alongside presidential elections, to elect all 600 members of the Grand National Assembly. The incoming members formed the 28th Parliament of Turkey. The elections had originally been .... He also served as the Turkish Minister of Trade from 2021 to 2023. References Living people 1982 births Ministers of trade of Turkey Politicians from Trabzon Eastern Mediterranean University alumni Turkish expatriates in Northern Cyprus Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians {{Turkey-politician-stub Deputies of Istanbul Deputies of Samsun Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bülent Turan
Bülent Turan (born 17 January 1975 in Çanakkale, Turkey) is a Turkish politician, who currently serves as a member of the Turkish Parliament for the Justice and Development Party Justice and Development Party may refer to several political parties, the best-known ones being: * Justice and Development Party (Morocco) * Justice and Development Party (Turkey) Justice and Development Party may also refer to: * Justice and Dev .... References Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Living people 1975 births Eastern Mediterranean University alumni People from Çanakkale Turkish expatriates in Northern Cyprus Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University alumni Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey {{Turkey-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naci Bostancı
Mehmet Naci Bostancı (born 2 August 1957) is a Turkish politician and academic who currently serves as the Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly along with Şafak Pavey, Koray Aydın and Yurdusev Özsökmenler as of 9 July 2015. He was formerly one of the five parliamentary group leaders of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), having served as an AKP Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Amasya since the 2011 Turkish general election. Early life and career Mehmet Naci Bostancı was born in Amasya on 2 August 1957 and graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science in 1980. He did a Master's degree and a Doctorate at Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences. He worked as a columnist for the ''Türkiye Günlüğü'' and '' Birikim'' magazines as well as the '' Zaman'' newspaper. Academic career Bostancı became the chief advisor to the Rector of Gazi University, Rıza Ayhan and later became the head of the Public Relations and Pres ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mustafa Elitaş
Mustafa Elitaş (5 January 1957, Kayseri) is a Turkish politician who served as the Economy Minister of Turkey from 24 November 2015 to 24 November 2016. Elitaş graduated from the Department of Economics and Public Finance of Ankara University in 1981. He served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Kayseri between November 2015 and May 2023, having previously served between 2002 and April 2015. He was appointed as the new Economy Minister for the Republic of Turkey on 24 November 2015 by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Ahmet Davutoğlu (; born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as the List of Prime Ministers of Turkey, 26th Prime Minister of Turkey and Leader of the Justice and Development Party (Turkey), Justice .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Elitas, Mustafa 1957 births Living people Deputies of Kayseri Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey M ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |