Abdülkadir Aksu

Abdülkadir Aksu
Minister of the Interior
In office
19 November 2002 – 7 May 2007
Preceded by Muzaffer Ecemiş
Succeeded by Osman Güneş
In office
31 March 1989 – 24 November 1991
Preceded by Mustafa Kalemli
Succeeded by Mustafa Kalemli
Minister of state
In office
6 March 1996 – 28 June 1996
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
18 April 1999 – 7 June 2015
Constituency Istanbul (III) (1999, 2002, 2007, 2011)
In office
24 December 1995 – 18 April 1999
In office
29 November 1987 – 20 October 1991
Constituency Diyarbakır (1987, 1995)
Personal details
Born (1944-10-12) October 12, 1944
Diyarbakır, Turkey

Abdülkadir Aksu (/ɑːbduːlˈkɑːdər ˈɑːksuː/ ( listen) ahb-dool-KAH-dər AHK-soo; Turkish: [ɑbˌdylkɑːˈdiɾ ˈɑksu]; born 1944, Diyarbakır) is a Turkish politician from Diyarbakır.

Ethnic origin and religion

According to some sources, he is Kurdish;[1][2][3] according to Üzeyir Tekin, he is of partial Albanian and Kurdish origin;[4] and according to Hasan Celal Güzel, a friend of Aksu family, he is of Turkish (Turkmen) origin.[5]

He is a member of the Community of İskenderpaşa, a Turkish sufistic community of Naqshbandi tariqah.[6]

Political career

He is currently a member of Ak Party and of the Turkish Parliament.[7] Previously, he was member of The Motherland Party of Turkey and Fazilet Parties. He served as the Interior Minister from 1989 to 1991 and from 2002 to 2007. He also served as the government minister in 1996.

References

  1. ↑ Natali Denise, The Kurds and the state: evolving national identity in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran, Syracuse University Press, 2005, p. 114.
  2. ↑ Maya Shatzmiller, Nationalism and Minority Identities in Islamic Societies, McGill-Queen's Press, 2005, ISBN 0-7735-2848-2, p. 255. "Abdulkadir Aksu, a prominent Kurdish politician from Diyarbakır".
  3. ↑ Emrullah Uslu, "Turkey’s Kurdish Problem: Steps Toward a Solution", Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 1521-0731, Vol: 30, No 2, 2007, pp. 157–172. "many ethnic Kurds have been appointed to high government positions, including Abdulkadir Aksu".
  4. ↑ Tekin, Üzeyir (April 2010). Abdülkadir Aksu. Oriennt Yayınları. ISBN 978-975-6124-09-3.
  5. ↑ "Hasan Celal Güzel: Merkez sağda birlik için Özal`a `Demirel cumhurbaşk..." zaman. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  6. ↑ Eurasia Review: "The Naqshbandi-Khalidi Order And Political Islam In Turkey – Analysis" By Hudson Institute September 5, 2015
  7. ↑ http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/milletvekillerimiz_sd.bilgi?p_donem=23&p_sicil=4279
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