Metin Külünk
Metin Külünk | |
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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 |
Metin Külünk (born, 16 December 1960, Güneysu, Turkey) is a Turkish engineer and politician of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Early life and professional career[]
He was born in the Güneysu district of Rize province[1] and studied Civil Engineering at the Yıldız Technical University.[1] He started his own company in 1984 and was a organized in several business associations between 1995 and 2005.[2] Between 1993 and 1995 he taught foreign trade at the University of Marmara.[2]
Political career[]
He was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the parliamentary election in June 2011representing Istanbul for the AKP[3] and re-elected parliamentary elections in June 2015[4] and in the snap elections in November 2015.[5] He is a political ally of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan[6] and in March 2021, he was appointed to the executive board of the AKP.[7]
Controversies[]
He was observed to have handed over envelopes to the former leader of the Turkish Boxing Club Osmanen Germania and organization which protested the Armenian Genocide resolution in Germany in 2016.[8] 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.[8][9] Crime boss Sedat Peker claimed that Külünk would receive 10'000$ a month from him.[10]
Personal life[]
Metin Külünk is married and is the father of a child.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ 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. "Criminal gang Osmanen Germania was named in suspected Turkish murder plot - Nyheter (Ekot)". sverigesradio.se (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.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Turkish politicians
- People from Güneysu
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians