Ismail Tipi (3 January 1959 – 3 February 2023) was a German politician ( CDU) and member of the Hessian parliament.

Professional life

Of ethnic Turkish origin, Tipi lived in Germany since 1972. By 1995 he received

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. He worked as a journalist for Turkish and German media, among others, for the Turkish-language ''

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'' as deputy editorial director Europe for Star TV and for the '' Offenbach-Post''.

Politics

Tipi was a member of the CDU since 1999. In 2006 he was elected an Alderman in

Heusenstamm Heusenstamm () is a town of over 19,000 people in the Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Heusenstamm is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district. The town li ...

, in 2007 a council deputy for Offenbach. In the Hessian state election of 2009 he was a candidate number 67 of the state list and a replacement candidate in place 2 for the Offenbach. Following the resignation of Volker Hoff from the Hessian parliament, he was promoted to the parliament on February 9, 2010. He was the first ethnic Turkish politician in the Hessian CDU. Tipi retained his seat in the Hessian state election of 2013 with a direct mandate in place 2 for Offenbach with 46.1% of the vote. Tipi called internal security, religious extremism, immigration and integration policies his priorities. He had since made a name in the fight against religious extremism, above all,

Salafism The Salafi movement or Salafism () is a Islamic fundamentalism, fundamentalist Islamic revival, revival movement within Sunni Islam, originating in the late 19th century and influential in the Islamic world to this day. The name "''Salafiyya''" ...

, nationwide. His political commitment against radical Salafists had already led to death threats against his person. Tipi considers the recent recruitment by Salafists in German schools to be particularly dangerous. In the Hessen parliament Tipi was assigned to the Committee for Europe (EEA), the Committee of Social Affairs and Inclusion (SIA), the Council of Elders and the Main Committee (HAA). He was also the spokesman for integration policy for the CDU parliamentary caucus in Hesse and chairman of the State Committee of Experts "Integration and Migration" for the CDU in Hesse and a member of the education inquiry-commission.

Personal life

Tipi was married and had a daughter. Tipi was committed to

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,''Homepage von Ismail Tipi''
, retrieved, 28 April 2013 but said he was raised in a secular household. He was committed to stopping Salafism and a parallel Islamic judicial system in Germany. He felt that the use of so-called Islamic magistrates hinder successful integration of Muslims in Germany.In:

'', Homepage von Ismail Tipi, June 15, 2012

References

External links

Website von Ismail Tipi
* Hessian parliament
Interview
(PDF; 31,1 MB), Pro Medienmagazin 1/2013, Seite 16
Anzeige erstattet: Morddrohungen gegen CDU-Abgeordneten
HR-online, retrieved, 20 February 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tipi, Ismail 1959 births 2023 deaths Christian Democratic Union of Germany politicians Members of the Landtag of Hesse Turkish emigrants to West Germany Naturalized citizens of Germany German politicians of Turkish descent 21st-century German journalists 20th-century German journalists German Muslims Turkish Muslims Politicians from İzmir