Beşir Atalay

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Beşir Atalay

Beşir Atalay (R) and Russian minister Rashid Nurgaliyev (L) signing agreements
Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2011 Serving with Bülent Arınç, Ali Babacan and Bekir Bozdağ
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Cemil Çiçek
Minister of Interior
In office 28 August 2007 – 14 July 2011
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Abdulkadir Aksu
Succeeded by	İdris Naim Şahin
Personal details
Born	January 1947 (age 65) Keskin, Kırıkkale Province, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Alma mater	Ankara University
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Islam

Beşir Atalay (pronounced [beʃiɾ ˈataɫaj]; born 1947 in Keskin, Kırıkkale Province) is a Turkish politician who is the current Deputy Prime Minister in the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He was Minister of the Interior from 28 August 2007 to 14 July 2011.

1 Early years and academic career
2 Political career
3 Personal life
4 Notes
5 References

[edit] Early years and academic career

He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Ankara University and worked as a lecturer at Erzurum Atatürk University. He then worked at the State Planning Organization (DPT), Marmara University, and UNESCO's Turkish National Commission. Atalay was the founding rector of Kırıkkale University until he was removed from office by the Board of Higher Education (YÖK).

[edit] Political career

He became a minister of state in Erdoğan's first cabinet following former President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's veto of a proposal to appoint Atalay minister of education. Then in August 2007 he was promoted to interior minister, one of the few cabinet changes following the re-election of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that summer, and also following Sezer's retirement from the presidency.

[edit] Personal life

Beşir Atalay is married and has three children.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

Biyografi.net - Biography of Beşir Atalay

Political offices
Preceded by Abdulkadir Aksu	Minister of Interior of Turkey 2007–2011	Succeeded by İdris Naim Şahin
Preceded by Cemil Çiçek	Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey 2011–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

v t e Cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Gül (2002–2003)

Cabinet

Deputy Prime Ministers	Mehmet Ali Şahin • Abdüllatif Şener • Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır

Minister of State	Mehmet Aydın • Beşir Atalay • Ali Babacan • Kürşad Tüzmen

Minister of Justice	Cemil Çiçek

Minister of National Defense	Mehmet Vecdi Gönül

Minister of the Interior	Abdülkadir Aksu

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Yaşar Yakış

Minister of Finance	Kemal Unakıtan

Minister of National Education	Erkan Mumcu

Minister of Public Works and Settlement	Zeki Ergezen

Minister of Health	Recep Akdağ

Minister of Transport and Communication	Binali Yıldırım

Minister of Agriculture	Sami Güçlü

Minister of Labour and Social Security	Murat Başesgioğlu

Minister of Industry and Commerce	Ali Coşkun

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Mehmet Hilmi Güler

Minister of Culture	Hüseyin Çelik

Minister of Tourism	Güldal Akşit

Minister of Environment	İmdat Sütlüoğlu

Minister of Forestry	Osman Pepe

v t e First cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2003–2007)

Cabinet

Deputy Prime Ministers	Abdullah Gül (2003–2007) Mehmet Ali Şahin (2003–2007) Abdüllatif Şener (2003–2007)

Minister of State	Ali Babacan (2003–2007) Güldal Akşit (2003-2005) • Nimet Çubukçu (2005–2007) Mehmet Aydın (2003–2007) Kürşad Tüzmen (2003–2007) Beşir Atalay (2003–2007)

Minister of Justice	Cemil Çiçek (2003–2007) • Fahri Kasırga (2007)

Minister of National Defense	Mehmet Vecdi Gönül (2003–2007)

Minister of the Interior	Abdülkadir Aksu (2003–2007) • Osman Güneş (2007)

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Abdullah Gül (2003–2007)

Minister of Finance	Kemal Unakıtan (2003–2007)

Minister of National Education	Hüseyin Çelik (2003–2007)

Minister of Public Works and Settlement	Zeki Ergezen (2003-2007) • Faruk Nafız Özak (2005–2007)

Minister of Health	Recep Akdağ (2003–2007)

Minister of Transport and Communication	Binali Yıldırım (2003–2007) • İsmet Yılmaz (2007)

Minister of Agriculture	Sami Güçlü (2003–2005) • Mehmet Mehdi Eker (2005–2007)

Minister of Labour and Social Security	Murat Başesgioğlu (2003–2007)

Minister of Industry and Commerce	Ali Coşkun (2003–2007)

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Mehmet Hilmi Güler (2003–2007)

Minister of Culture and Tourism	Erkan Mumcu (2003–2005) • Atilla Koç (2005–2007)

Minister of Environment and Forestry	Osman Pepe (2003–2007)

v t e Second cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2007–2011)

Cabinet

Deputy Prime Ministers	Cemil Çiçek (2007–2011) Hayati Yazıcı (2007–2009) • Bülent Arınç (2009–2011) Nazım Ekren (2007–2009) • Ali Babacan (2009–2011)

Minister of State	Mehmet Aydın (2007–2011) Kürşad Tüzmen (2007-2009) • Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (2009–2011) Nimet Çubukçu (2007–2009) • Selma Aliye Kavaf (2009–2011) Cevdet Yılmaz (2009–2011) Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu (2007–2009) • Faruk Çelik (2009–2011) Murat Başesgioğlu (2007–2009) • Faruk Nafız Özak (2009–2011) Egemen Bağış (2009–2011) Hayati Yazıcı (2009–2011)

Minister of Justice	Mehmet Ali Şahin (2007–2009) • Sadullah Ergin (2009–2011)

Minister of National Defense	Mehmet Vecdi Gönül (2007–2011)

Minister of the Interior	Beşir Atalay (2007–2011)

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ali Babacan (2007–2009) • Ahmet Davutoğlu (since 2009–2011)

Minister of Finance	Kemal Unakıtan (2007–2009) • Mehmet Şimşek (2009–2011)

Minister of National Education	Hüseyin Çelik (2007–2009) • Nimet Çubukçu (2009–2011)

Minister of Public Works and Settlement	Faruk Nafız Özak (2007-2009) • Mustafa Demir (2009–2011)

Minister of Health	Recep Akdağ (2007–2011)

Minister of Transport and Communication	Binali Yıldırım (2007–2011)

Minister of Agriculture	Mehmet Mehdi Eker (2007–2011)

Minister of Labour and Social Security	Faruk Çelik (2007–2009) • Ömer Dinçer (2009–2011)

Minister of Industry and Commerce	Mehmet Zafer Çağlayan (2007–2009) • Nihat Ergün (2009–2011)

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Mehmet Hilmi Güler (2007–2009) • Taner Yıldız (2009–2011)

Minister of Culture and Tourism	Ertuğrul Günay (2007–2011)

Minister of Environment and Forestry	Veysel Eroğlu (2007–2011)

v t e Third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (2011–present)

Deputy Prime Ministers	Bülent Arınç Ali Babacan Beşir Atalay Bekir Bozdağ

Minister of Justice	Sadullah Ergin

Minister of Family and Social Politics	Fatma Şahin

Minister of European Community Affairs	Egemen Bağış

Minister of Science, Industry and Technology	Nihat Ergün

Minister of Labour and Social Security	Faruk Çelik

Minister of Environment and Urban Development	Erdoğan Bayraktar

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ahmet Davutoğlu

Minister of Economy	Zafer Çağlayan

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	Taner Yıldız

Minister of Youth and Sports	Suat Kılıç

Minister of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry	Mehmet Mehdi Eker

Minister of Customs and Commerce	Hayati Yazıcı

Minister of the Interior	İdris Naim Şahin

Minister of Development	Cevdet Yılmaz

Minister of Culture	Ertuğrul Günay

Minister of Finance	Mehmet Şimşek

Minister of National Education	Ömer Dinçer

Minister of National Defence	İsmet Yılmaz

Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs	Veysel Eroğlu