Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey. He served as Chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Grand National Assembly during the 23rd term of the Parliament (2007-2011). He held the positions of Chairman of the Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the European Interparliamentary Defense and Security Assembly (IESDA) and Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2002-2007). He graduated from the Bogazici University and he holds a PhD from the University of Florida.
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