Tuğrul Türkeş
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Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş MP |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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Assumed office 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ahmet Davutoğlu Binali Yıldırım |
| Serving with |
Cevdet Yılmaz (2015) Yalçın Akdoğan (2015–16) Lütfi Elvan (2015–16) Veysi Kaynak Nurettin Canikli Numan Kurtulmuş Mehmet Şimşek |
| Preceded by | Bülent Arınç |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 22 July 2007 |
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| Constituency | Ankara (I) (2007, 2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Leader of the Bright Turkey Party | |
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In office 27 November 1998 – 15 December 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmet Bican Ercilasun |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1954 İstanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality |
 Turkey
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| Political party |
Bright Turkey Party (ATP) (1998-2002) Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) (before 1997, 2007-2015) Justice and Development Party (AKP) (2015-present) |
| Alma mater | Hacettepe University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
| Cabinet | 63rd, 64th, 65th |
Yıldırım Tuğrul Türkeş (born 1 December 1954) is a Turkish economist and politician who currently serves as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey since 28 August 2015. He first joined the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on 28 August 2015 as a Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) politician. He later defected to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and was elected as an MP as an AKP candidate in the November 2015 general election, continuing to serve as Deputy Prime Minister in the subsequent AKP majority government. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ankara's first electoral district since the 2007 general election and is the eldest son of the MHP's founder Alparslan Türkeş. He is the former leader of the Bright Turkey Party (ATP), which he led from 1997 to 2002.
Following unsuccessful coalition negotiations between political parties after the June 2015 general election resulted in a hung parliament, Türkeş was offered a ministerial position in the formation of an interim election cabinet. Although his party was entitled to three ministries in the interim cabinet, the MHP announced its intention to not take part. Despite his party's decision, Türkeş accepted the invitation, drawing strong criticism from his party. He was referred to the MHP Disciplinary Board on 27 August 2015 and was formally suspended from the MHP on 5 September 2015. With his suspension, the MHP was left with 79 seats in Parliament and fell behind the HDP to become the smallest parliamentary group.
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