Nabi Avcı
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Nabi Avcı MP |
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| Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
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Assumed office 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mahir Ünal |
| Minister of National Education | |
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In office 24 January 2013 – 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Ömer Dinçer |
| Succeeded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 12 June 2011 |
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| Constituency | Eskişehir (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
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8 October 1953 Demirköy, Pazaryeri, Bilecik, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Alma mater | Middle East Technical University |
| Occupation | Politician, academician |
| Cabinet | 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th |
| Religion | Islam |
Nabi Avcı (born 8 October 1953, Demirköy, Pazaryeri, Bilecik, Turkey) is a Turkish academic, writer and politician who was formerly chief advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Nabi Avcı was born to Abdullah Avcı and his wife Habibe. He graduated from Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Administrative science, and earned later his PhD in Communication science from Anadolu University. In 1974, Avcı entered Ministry of Culture as a clerk.
During the foundation years of Anadolu University, he served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Communication science. Avcı was appointed advisor at the Ministry of National Education and to the Prime Minister. He worked also as program director at a television channel as well as newspaper columnist and advisor to editor-in-chief.
In 2000, he became a professor for Communication science at Istanbul Bilgi University. Avcı was appointed 2003 chief advisor to the Prime minister.
Nabi Avcı served as a board member of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and chairman of the Turkey National Committee of UNESCO.
Avcı was elected as a Member of Parliament for Eskişehir in the 2011 general election. On 24 January 2013, he was appointed Minister of National Education replacing Ömer Dinçer in the cabinet.
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