Metin Külünk (born, 16 December 1960, Yenimahalle, Turkey) is a Turkish engineer and politician of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He is a close political ally of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and considered his "Commissioner for Germany".[1]
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| Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Constituency | Istanbul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1960 Güneysu, Rize |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Yildiz Technical University |
Early life and professional career
editHe was born in the Yenimahalle district of Ankara province[2] and studied Civil Engineering at the Yıldız Technical University.[3] He started his own company in 1984 and was a organized in several business associations between 1995 and 2005.[4] Between 1993 and 1995 he taught foreign trade at the University of Marmara.[4]
Political career
editHe was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the parliamentary election in June 2011 representing Istanbul for the AKP[5] and re-elected parliamentary elections in June 2015[6] and in the snap elections in November 2015.[7] He is a political ally of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[8] and in March 2021, he was appointed to the executive board of the AKP.[9]
Controversies
editHe was observed to have handed over envelopes to the former leader of the Turkish Boxing Club Osmanen Germania an organization which protested the Armenian Genocide resolution in Germany in 2016.[10] Over wiretaps he was heard to encourage to hit Kurds in Germany and videotape the event, which then could be used as a deterrent for the critics of the Turkish Government.[10][11] Crime boss Sedat Peker claimed that Külünk would receive 10.000$ a month from him.[12] Külünk is considered "Commissioner for Germany".[1]
Personal life
editMetin Külünk is married and is the father of a child.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Story: Der Mafiaboss, Präsident Erdogan und ich" (in German). 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ "Mevzular Açık Mikrofon 7. Bölüm | AK Parti MKYK Üyesi Metin Külünk". YouTube. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Metin Külünk kimdir? İşte AK Parti MKYK Üyesi Metin Külünk'ün biyografisi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ a b Rizeliler | 0 |. "Metin KÜLÜNK - Rizeli Ünlüler" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Şafak, Yeni (2021-08-06). "İstanbul Seçim Sonuçları 2011 - Genel Seçim 2011". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2021-08-06). "İstanbul Seçim Sonuçları 2015 - Genel Seçim 2015". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "1 Kasım seçim sonuçları ve partilerin milletvekili sayısı". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Turkish Member of Parliament warns Belgian politicians against Gulenists: "Their schools should be closed"". The Brussels Times. 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "Erdoğan appoints new A-team following convention - Turkey News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ a b "Turkish AKP politician linked to Osmanen Germania boxing gang in Germany | DW | 14.12.2017". DW.COM. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges (14 June 2018). "Criminal gang Osmanen Germania was named in suspected Turkish murder plot - Nyheter (Ekot)". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-06-08.
- ^ "AKP says ready to 'correct mistakes' in face of mafia boss' allegations". www.duvarenglish.com. Gazete Duvar. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-06-08.