Süleyman Soylu
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Süleyman Soylu MP |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
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Assumed office 31 August 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Efkan Ala |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | |
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In office 24 November 2015 – 31 August 2016 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Erdem |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Müezzinoğlu |
| Deputy Leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
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Assumed office 30 September 2012 |
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| Leader |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2015 |
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| Constituency | Trabzon (June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Leader of the Democrat Party | |
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In office 6 January 2008 – 16 May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Mehmet Ağar |
| Succeeded by | Hüsamettin Cindoruk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1969 İstanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party |
True Path Party (1987-2002) Democrat (2007-09) Justice and Development Party (2011-present) |
| Cabinet | 64th, 65th |
Süleyman Soylu (born November 21, 1969) is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party who currently serves as the Minister of the Interior since 31 August 2016. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security from November 2015 to August 2016. He is a former leader of the Democrat Party (DP).
Soylu was appointed as the Interior Minister after the surprise resignation of Efkan Ala, with Soylu commenting that his appointment 'came as a surprise' to him as well.
Süleyman Soylu was born in Istanbul on 21 November 1969. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Management. He started business career in .
He started politics at Democrat Party (DP) Istanbul Youth Branch in 1987. He took the positions of member of board of directorates, and chairman of the organization at youth branch of Democrat Party Istanbul.
In 1995, he was elected to the board of directorates in Gaziosmanpaşa branch, and with the congress held on 17 July 1995, he was elected as the chairman of the district at the age of 25. On 18 April 1999, he announced his candidacy for the mayor of Gaziosmanpaşa municipality which is district of Istanbul.
He became DP Istanbul Chairman on 29 April 1999 which made him the youngest chairman in the Turkey at that time. He resigned from the presidency, which lasted 3.5 years, to run for the elections to become a Member of the Parliament of Turkey in 2002. Süleyman Soylu was elected for party leadership with the 4th Extraordinary Congress of Democrat Party on 6 January 2008. After being reelected for the leadership at the 9th Statutory Congress on 15 November 2008, he led his party for 29 March 2009 local elections. On 16 May 2009, at the congress, which took place according to his will, his party leadership ended.
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