Fikri Işık
| Fikri Işık MP |
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|---|---|
| Minister of National Defence | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2016 |
|
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Minister of Science, Industry and Technology | |
| In office 25 December 2013 – 24 May 2016 |
|
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Nihat Ergün |
| Succeeded by | Faruk Özlü |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2007 |
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| Constituency | Kocaeli (2007, 2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1965 Babacan, Şiran, Gümüşhane, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Middle East Technical University |
| Profession | Politician, educator |
| Cabinet | 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th |
| Religion | Islam |
Fikri Işık (born 13 September 1965) is a Turkish educator, politician, a MP for Kocaeli Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current Minister of National Defence of Turkey. He formerly served as the Minister of Science, Industry and Technology.
Early life
Fikri Işık was born on 13 September 1965 to Tevfik and Mecbure Işık in the village of Babacan in Şiran district of Gümüşhane Province, Turkey.[1]
He studied Mathematics Education at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.[1][2]
He is married and has four children.[1]
Career
Profession
Işık worked as a mathematics and English language teacher in private schools at İzmit and Istanbul. He served also as manager in the food industry.[1][2]
Politics
Fikri Işık entered politics on 20 October 2001 through his founding membership of the Justice and Development Party's Kocaeli Province organization. He was elected its chairman on 22 June 2003, serving four years at this post.[1]
In 2007, he left his chair at the regional level to run for a seat in the parliament. Işık was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the 2007 general election as an MP from Kocaeli Province. He was re-elected a second time into the parliament in the 2011 general election. Between 2007 and 2013, he was responsible in the party headquarters for the coordination of the part's regional organizations in 47 provinces across the country. On 31 January 2013, Işık became chairman of the parliamentary National Education, Youth and Sports Commission.[1][3]
On 26 December 2013, Fikri Işık assumed office as the Minister of Science, Industry and Technology, succeeding Nihat Ergün during Erdoğan's cabinet reshuffle with ten new names that was announced the day before, on 25 December, following the 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey.[2][4][5][6][7]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Minister of Science, Industry and Technology 26 December 2013 – present |
Incumbent |
- Use dmy dates from January 2014
- 1965 births
- People from Gümüşhane Province
- Middle East Technical University alumni
- Turkish educators
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputies of Kocaeli
- Government ministers of Turkey
- Living people
- Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 63rd government of Turkey
- Members of the 64th government of Turkey
- Members of the 65th government of Turkey
