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Abdulhamit Gül (Turkish: Abdülhamit Gül; born 12 March 1977) is a Turkish politician and former Minister of Justice.[1] He is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Gaziantep. He was previously the General Secretary of the Justice and Development Party. He was re-elected at the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election in Gaziantep.
Abdulhamit Gül | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 19 July 2017 – 29 January 2022 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım (2017–18) |
| Preceded by | Bekir Bozdağ |
| Succeeded by | Bekir Bozdağ |
| General Secretary of the Justice and Development Party | |
| In office 13 September 2015 – 20 July 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Haluk İpek |
| Succeeded by | Fatih Şahin |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 7 June 2015 – 10 July 2018 | |
| Constituency | Gaziantep (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1977 Nizip, Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Spouse | İlknur Gül |
| Children | 3 |
He is not related with Abdullah Gül.
Early life and education
editGül was born to working-class parents in Nizip on 12 March 1977. His father is originally from Artvin. His mother was the daughter of an Islamic scholar born in Çermik and mentored by Said Nursî.[2] She knew Kurdish.[3] Gül attended a local high school, showing political interest from a young age. He completed his higher education at Ankara University.[4]
Political career
editHe was assigned as a member of board in Ankara Youth Community of Virtue Party (FP) and Welfare Party (RP). He was the head of the National Youth Foundation from 1999 to 2001. Between 2001 and 2003, he was the vice chairman of FP. From 2003 to 2010, he participated in the General Administration Board of FP as a member. From November 2010 to 22 September 2012, he served a member of the Founders' Board of People's Voice Party (HSP).
After the union of Justice and Development Party (AKP) and HSP, he was chosen as a member of the Official Decision and Administration Committee on 30 September 2012, at the 4th Ordinary Congress of AKP. In the general election of June 2015, he has been elected into the parliament as deputy of Gaziantep. He served as General Secretary of AKP from the meeting of Official Decision and Administration Committee at 13 September 2015[5] until being replaced by Fatih Şahin on 20 July 2017.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Turkey's Erdogan appoints Bekir Bozdag as Justice Minister". Reuters. 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Adalet Bakanı Gül'ün annesi Saliha Gül kimdir? Aslen nerelidir? Kaç yaşında vefat etti? Hastalığı neydi? Taziyesi nerede olacak?".
- ^ ""En büyük Kürt partisi Ak Partidir"". 30 March 2019.
- ^ AK PARTİ (in Turkish)
- ^ "Abdulhamit Gül kimdir". 13 February 2015.
- ^ "AK Parti Genel Sekreteri Fatih Şahin oldu". 20 July 2017.
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