Muammer Güler (born 21 March 1949) is a
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politician. He is a
member of parliament
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from the
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(AKP). He was formerly the
Governor of
Istanbul Province and the
Minister of the Interior under Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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's government.
Biography
Güler was born in
Mardin
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,
Turkey
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. He completed his primary education in
Ankara
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and graduated from the
Faculty of Law at the
University of Ankara in 1972. Güler began his career as candidate District Governor on 14 March 1973 in
Balıkesir. After taking post as Deputy District Governor of
Çal in
Denizli Province and then District Governor of
Pehlivanköy
Pehlivanköy is a town and district of Kırklareli Province
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in
Kırklareli Province
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and
Horasan in
Erzurum Province, he was assigned to the Directorate of Personnel Branch at the Ministry of Interior, where he served as Branch Director and later as Director General.
On 16 September 1993 he was appointed governor of
Niğde Province. From 29 January 1992 on he was the governor of
Kayseri Province. After serving as governor of
Gaziantep Province
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between 6 July 1994 and 28 July 2000, Güler moved to
Samsun Province as governor. Starting 17 February 2003 he served as the Governor of
Istanbul Province. On 12 May 2010 Güler began the position of MOI Undersecretary for Security and Public Order. On 24 January 2013, he was appointed minister of interior, replacing
İdris Naim Şahin in the post.
He is married to Neval Güler, a retired math teacher, since 1977. They have a son, Barış Güler, and a daughter.
Some of his critics have dubbed him "Chemical Muammer" ( tr, Kimyasal Muammer), comparing him with "
Chemical Ali
Ali Hassan Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( ar, علي حسن عبد المجيد التكريت, ʿAlī Ḥasan ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; 30 November 1941 – 25 January 2010), nicknamed Chemical Ali ( ar, علي الكيمياوي, ʿAlī al-Kīm ...
". Among his other nicknames are "Neckless Muammer" ( tr, Boyunsuz Muammer), "Neckless Muammer Pasha" ( tr, Boyunsuz Muammer Paşa), and "Neckless Muammer Pasha, Governor of
Dersaadet" ( tr, Dersaadet Valisi Boyunsuz Muammer Paşa).
2013 corruption scandal
On 17 December 2013, his son Barış Güler was arrested as a consequence of
a corruption operation. Muammer Güler resigned as Minister of the Interior amid the scandal on 25 December together with Minister of Economy
Zafer Çağlayan and Minister of Environment and Urban Planning
Erdoğan Bayraktar
Erdoğan Bayraktar (born 10 October 1948 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish politician. He is the former Minister of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government and member of parliament for ...
, both of whose own sons were also involved in the scandal.
Bakan Çağlayan ile Güler istifa etti
''Hurriyet''. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
See also
* List of Governors of Istanbul
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References
External links
Biography at Istanbul Portal
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1949 births
Living people
People from Mardin
Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni
Turkish civil servants
Governors of Istanbul
Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
Ministers of the Interior of Turkey
Deputies of Mardin
Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey