Ziya Selçuk (born 1 May 1961) is a Turkish politician and educator. He is the former Minister of National Education. He was formerly a professor of education at

Gazi University Gazi University () is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk originally as the Gazi Education Institute (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Gazi Eğitim Ens ...

Early life and education

Selçuk was born on 1 May 1961 in Emirler village in

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. He graduated from

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

Faculty of Educational Sciences, subsequently completing his

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. In 1989, he completed his doctoral studies at

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, on guidance and psychological counseling. He was promoted to associate professorship and professorship at

Faculty of Education.

Education career

Selçuk acted as a faculty member for multiple Turkish universities, including TED University. He has acted as the chairman of the Head Council of Education and Morality between 21 March 2003 and 8 May 2008, overseeing the

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reform during this time. As a part of the negotiations for the accession of Turkey to the European Union, he has represented the country on the topics of science and education.

Political career

On 10 July 2018, Selçuk became the Minister of National Education. On 5 August 2021, he announced that he would resign from the position. His resignation was approved on the following day through a decree published in '' T.C. Resmî Gazete'', and he was replaced by Mahmut Özer.

References

Living people 1961 births People from Emirler, Gölbaşı Ministers of national education of Turkey Politicians from Ankara Ankara University alumni Hacettepe University alumni Academic staff of Gazi University Members of the 66th government of Turkey {{Turkey-bio-stub