Sebahattin Öztürk
| Sebahattin Öztürk | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office 7 March 2015 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Efkan Ala |
| Succeeded by | Selami Altınok |
| Undersecretary to the Interior Ministry | |
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In office 15 September 2014 – 7 March 2015 |
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| Minister | Efkan Ala |
| Preceded by | Seyfullah Hacımüftüoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Mükerrem Ünlüer |
| 39th Governor of Antalya | |
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In office 8 May 2013 – 16 September 2014 |
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| President |
Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Ahmet Altıparmak |
| Succeeded by | Muammer Türker |
| 43rd Governor of Erzurum | |
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In office 4 October 2009 – 8 May 2013 |
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| President | Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Sami Bulut |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Altıparmak |
| 41st Governor of Niğde | |
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In office 30 November 2007 – 4 October 2009 |
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| President | Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Gündüz Beder |
| Succeeded by | Alim Barut |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 54–55) Çaykaya, Trabzon Province, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Website | Government website |
Sebahattin Öztürk (born 1962) is a Turkish politician, civil servant and bureaucrat who served as the Minister of the Interior of Turkey between March and August 2015. Previously the Undersecretary to the Interior Ministry since 2014, he took over as Minister from Justice and Development Party politician Efkan Ala three months prior to the June 2015 general election, as required by Article 114 of the Turkish Constitution. He is, formally, of no political affiliation.
Öztürk was born in Çaykara, a district in Trabzon Province in 1962. Graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Political Science and Public Governance in 1986, Öztürk successfully completed an exam to become a Kaymakam (a sub-governor of a provincial district) in 1987. He learnt English at Brighton University in the United Kingdom before beginning his term as a Kaymakam of the Osmangazi district of Bursa Province in 1990. While serving in this capacity, he was appointed as the Governor of Niğde Province in 2007, serving until 2009 where he was restationed as the Governor of Erzurum Province. Serving in this capacity until 2013, he was restationed for a second time as the Governor of Antalya, serving for a year until 16 September 2014.
He is married with two children.
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