Abdulkadir Uraloğlu (born 1966) is a Turkish politician, who is serving as the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure since 4 June 2023 in the 67th government of Turkey. He had previously been the head of the General Directorate of Highways.

Early and personal life

Uraloğlu was born in 1966 in

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

, Turkey. He is from the Çayırbağı neighborhood in the

Düzköy Düzköy (formerly ''Haçka'') is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Its area is 125 km2, and its population is 13,312 (2022). The mayor is Yılmaz Ankara (AKP). Composition There are 22 mahalle, ne ...

district. He graduated from the

Karadeniz Technical University Karadeniz Technical University ( or KTÜ) is a public research university located in Trabzon, in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Established in 1955, it is the fourth oldest university in the country. As a public institution, it operates under ...

in 1988 with a degree in

construction engineering Construction engineering, also known as construction operations, is a professional subdiscipline of civil engineering that deals with the designing, planning, construction, and operations management of infrastructure such as roadways, tunnels, bri ...

. Following his graduation, he briefly worked as a site engineer in the private sector. Uraloğlu is married and has 3 children.

Career

General Directorate of Highways (1989–2023)

Uraloğlu joined the General Directorate of Highways (KGM) in 1989 and worked as an engineer at various locations until 2003, when he became the deputy director of KGM in Trabzon. He later became the director of

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Samsun Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

and briefly

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, before being appointed as the

İzmir İzmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of İzmir Province. In 2024, the city of İzmir had ...

director of the KGM. Uraloğlu left this position in 2015 and became an MP candidate of Trabzon from the

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. After failing to get elected, he returned to the KGM, again as the director of İzmir. In July 2018, he was made the general director of the KGM. In September 2018, he was elected to the supervisory board of

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while keeping his position at the KGM. This has led to criticism from left-wing media, who mocked Uraloğlu for having "two salaries".

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure (2023–)

On 4 June 2023, Uraloğlu was appointed by

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...

as the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure in the newly elected 67th government of Turkey. The handover ceremony with previous minister

Adil Karaismailoğlu Adil Karaismailoğlu (born 1969) is a Turkish politician mechanical engineer and civil servant. Adil Karaismailoğlu was born in Trabzon, northern Turkey in 1969. After finishing the Trabzon High School, he studied Mechanical engineering at Kar ...

happened the next day.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uraloğlu, Abdulkadir 1966 births Living people Politicians from Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University alumni Turkish civil engineers 21st-century Turkish politicians Members of the 67th government of Turkey Government ministers of Turkey Ministers of transport and infrastructure of Turkey