Sadi Güven (born 24 June 1955) is a

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former judge who served as the 15th President of the

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from 2013 to 2020.

Early life and career

Güven was born on 24 June 1955 in

Dursunbey Dursunbey, formerly Balat, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Balıkesir Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,719 km2, and its population is 33,333 (2022). The mayor is Ramazan Bahçavan (Justice and Development Party (Turkey), ...

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and graduated from

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Faculty of Law in 1978. He became a candidate to become a judge in

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. He served as a judge in the districts of

Narman Narman (; ka, ნარიმანი), formerly Namervan and İd, is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 799 km2, and its population is 12,292 (2022). The mayor is Aydemir Adem Kinalı ( AKP). Composition ...

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Malkara Malkara () is a municipality and district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,243 km2 (the largest in Tekirdağ Province), and its population is 50,988 (2022). It is located at 55 km west of Tekirdağ and 190 km from Ist ...

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and

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. He also served as the President of the Ankara Court of Commerce and served as the Deputy Undersecretary to the

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between 19 April 2005 and 13 July 2008. On 13 July 2008, he was elected as a member of the

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. On 24 January 2013, he succeeded

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as the President of the

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Early life and career

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