Bekir Bozdağ
| Bekir Bozdağ MP | |
|---|---|
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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In office 19 July 2017 – 9 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Serving with |
Recep Akdağ Mehmet Şimşek Hakan Çavuşoğlu Fikri Işık |
| Preceded by | Numan Kurtulmuş |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
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In office 6 July 2011 – 25 December 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Serving with |
Bülent Arınç Ali Babacan Beşir Atalay |
| Preceded by | Hayati Yazıcı |
| Succeeded by | Emrullah İşler |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 19 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister |
Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Deputy | Bilal Uçar |
| Preceded by | Kenan İpek |
| Succeeded by | Abdulhamit Gül |
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In office 26 December 2013 – 7 March 2015 | |
| Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Deputy | Veysi Kaynak |
| Preceded by | Sadullah Ergin |
| Succeeded by | Kenan İpek |
| President of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors | |
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Assumed office 24 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kenan İpek |
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In office 26 December 2013 – 7 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sadullah Ergin |
| Succeeded by | Kenan İpek |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Yozgat (Nov 2015) |
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In office 3 November 2002 – 7 June 2015 | |
| Constituency | Yozgat (2002, 2007, 2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 April 1965 Akdağmadeni, Yozgat, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Theology, |
| Alma mater | Uludağ University, Selçuk University |
| Occupation | Politician, theologian, Lawyer |
Bekir Bozdağ (born 1 April 1965) is a Turkish lawyer and politician of Kurdish[1][2][3] origin. On 6 July 2011 he was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[4] On 26 December 2013, he was appointed as the Minister of Justice after the cabinet revision amidst the 2013 corruption scandal. On 19 July, he became Deputy Prime Minister again in the Cabinet of Yıldırım II.
He was born on 1 April 1965 in Akdağmadeni in Yozgat Province, Turkey. After completing his higher education in Islamic theology at the Uludağ University in Bursa, he gained a master's degree in Christian history of theology at the same university. Later, Bekir Bozdağ attended Selçuk University in Konya and graduated with a Law degree. Before he entered politics, he worked as a lawyer.[4]
He has been elected to parliament four times, in 2002, 2007, 2011 and 2015.[4]
He is married and has three children.[4]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Cemil Çiçek Bülent Arınç Ali Babacan |
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey 6 July 2011 – 25 December 2013 With: Beşir Atalay Ali Babacan Bülent Arınç |
Succeeded by Emrullah İşler Bülent Arınç Ali Babacan |
| Preceded by Sadullah Ergin |
Minister of Justice 26 December 2013 – 19 July 2017 |
Succeeded by Abdulhamit Gül |
| Preceded by Nurettin Canikli Mehmet Şimşek Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş Veysi Kaynak |
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey 19 July 2017 – present With: Mehmet Şimşek Fikri Işık Recep Akdağ Hakan Çavuşoğlu |
Succeeded by incumbent |