Veysi Kaynak
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Veysi Kaynak MP |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey | |
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Assumed office 24 May 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Serving with |
Nurettin Canikli Mehmet Şimşek Numan Kurtulmuş Tuğrul Türkeş |
| Preceded by | Lütfi Elvan |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2015 |
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| Constituency | Kahramanmaraş (Jun 2015, Nov 2015) |
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In office 22 July 2007 – 12 June 2011 |
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| Constituency | Kahramanmaraş (2007) |
| Deputy Minister of Justice | |
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In office 7 November 2011 – 10 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bilal Uçar |
| Mayor of Kahramanmaraş | |
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In office January 1999 – April 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ali Sezal |
| Succeeded by | Hanefi Mahçiçek |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1962 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey |
| Political party |
Justice and Development Party (AKP) (2002-present) Welfare Party (RP) (1987-2002) |
| Alma mater | İstanbul University |
| Religion | Islam |
Veysi Kaynak (born 1 January 1962) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who currently serves as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the government of Binali Yıldırım since 24 May 2016. He is a Member of Parliament Kahramanmaraş since the June 2015 general election, having previously served from 2007 to 2011.
Kaynak was active in local politics for numerous years before becoming an MP, serving as a municipal councillor, President of the Municipal Council, President of the Budgetary Commission and Deputy Mayor at the Municipality of Kahramanmaraş. He later served as the Mayor of Kahramanmaraş briefly in 1999 before being elected as an MP in the 2007 general election. In 2011, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Justice and served until 2015. He is still a Deputy President of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA).
Veysi Kaynak was born on 1 January 1962 in Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from Kahramanmaraş Imam Hatip school in 1981 and graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Law in 1985. He worked as a freelance lawyer following graduation and served as an executive board member in the private sector. In 1987, he became the Provincial Secretary of the Welfare Party Kahramanmaraş Branch.
As a member of the Islamist Welfare Party, Kaynak served as a Kahramanmaraş Municipal Councillor between 1989 and 1999. During his two terms as councillor, to which he was first elected in the 1989 local elections and re-elected in the 1994 local elections, he also served as Deputy Mayor, Interim Mayor, President of the Municipal Council and President of the Budgetary Commission. From January to April 1999, he served as the Mayor of Kahramanmaraş.
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