Ertuğrul Günay
| Ertuğrul Günay | |
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| Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Atilla Koç |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1944 Ordu, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | CHP, AKP |
| Spouse(s) | Gülten Günay |
| Children | İnanç, Pınar |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Ertuğrul Günay (b. 1 March 1948, Ordu, Turkey) is a Turkish politician. He has been the Minister of Culture and Tourism since August 2007.
[edit] Biography
Ertuğrul Günay worked as a lawyer in his hometown after graduating 1969 from the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University.
A member of parliament of the ruling Justice and Development Party (Turkey), he was formerly Secretary General of the social-democrat opposition party, the CHP.[1] At one point, he was campaigning to be party leader and mayor of Istanbul until he was expelled in 2004, following clashes with the leader Deniz Baykal.[1] Along with Mehmet Bekaroğlu, he was seen as representing the left but with a background of respect for Islamic values.[1] He entered parliament as a member of the AKP in 2007, the most prominent former member of CHP.[1]
His published works include writings on Bosnia, a country he visited during the Yugoslav wars.[2]
He is married to Gülten Günay, also a lawyer, with two children.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Ertuğrul Günay, Istanbul – the surprise "transfer"". European Stability Initiative. 2008-07-22. http://www.esiweb.org/index.php?lang=en&id=244#gunay. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ a b "Ertuğrul Günay". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Archived from the original on 2008-07-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20080716035735/http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN/BelgeGoster.aspx?17A16AE30572D313AC302172C9058B838D40DBAF123EC275. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
[edit] External links
- TBMM profile (Turkish)
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