Mevlüt Karakaya

Mevlüt Karakaya
MP
Deputy leader of the Nationalist Movement Party
Assumed office
19 June 2011
Leader Devlet Bahçeli
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2015
Constituency Adana (June 2015, Nov 2015)
Personal details
Born (1963-01-01) January 1, 1963
Adana, Turkey
Political party Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
Alma mater Gazi University
Occupation Politician
Profession Economist
Religion Sunni Islam

Mevlüt Karakaya (born 1 January 1963) is a Turkish politician from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Adana since 7 June 2015.

Born in Adana, Karakaya graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He became a Professor at the age of 37, having continued as an academic in the United States at Indiana University, Michigan State University and Purdue University. He also briefly worked at the World Bank between 1997 and 1998. He has taught at Gazi University, Hacettepe University, İzmir University of Economics as well as Başkent University.

Having been active as a MHP member and serving as a member of the Party Executive Board for 10 years, he was appointed Deputy Leader of the MHP on 19 June 2011 with responsibilities for party finance. He was elected as a MHP Member of Parliament at the June 2015 general election.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Haberler.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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