Mehmet Akif Hamzaçebi MP |
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Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 19 November 2015 |
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Speaker | İsmail Kahraman |
Serving with |
Ahmet Aydın Ayşe Nur Bahçekapılı Pervin Buldan |
Preceded by | Şafak Pavey |
Parliamentary group leader of the Republican People's Party | |
In office 1 June 2010 – 24 June 2015 |
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Leader | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
Preceded by | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
Succeeded by | Özgür Özel |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 3 November 2002 |
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Constituency |
Trabzon (2002, 2007) İstanbul (I) (2011, June 2015) |
19th Treasurer of İstanbul | |
In office 8 September 1997 – 2 March 1999 |
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Minister | Zekeriya Temizel |
Preceded by | Nurettin Canikli |
Succeeded by | Kadir Boy |
Personal details | |
Born |
Araklı, Trabzon, Turkey |
1 December 1953
Nationality | Turkish |
Political party | Republican People's Party |
Alma mater |
Ankara University Gazi University |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | personal website |
Mehmet Akif Hamzaçebi (born 1 December 1953) is a Turkish politician and economist who has served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's 1st electoral district since 12 June 2011. Previously, he served as an MP for the electoral district of Trabzon between 2002 and 2011. He is a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) of Turkey, having served as the party's spokesperson on planning and budgetary issues as well as a parliamentary group leader between 2010 and 2015.
Akif Hamzaçebi was born on 1 December 1953 in Araklı, Trabzon. He graduated from İstanbul Bakırköy high school in 1970, later graduating from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science in 1974. He received his master's degree from Gazi University Institute of Social Sciences Finance Department, focusing on income, establishments and the integration of taxation.
He began working at the Ministry of Finance General Directorate of Income. In 1974, he became the Deputy Revenue Office Inspector, rising to become the Revenue Office Inspector on 6 December 1977. Between 1983 and 1984, he received a year's worth of work experience in the United States. On 13 January 1985, he became the Chief Inspector of Revenue. Between 1986 and 1990, he served as the Deputy Treasurer of İstanbul, rising to become the Treasurer of Ankara between 5 February 1990 and 24 June 1993. Between 24 June 1993 and 4 September 1997, he served as the General Directorate of National Real Estate, becoming the Treasurer of İstanbul on 8 September 1997. He left this post on 2 March 1999, becoming the General Directorate of Income on 4 March 1999. He left this post on 3 November 2002 after being elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2002 general election for Trabzon.