İdris Naim Şahin (born 1 June 1956,

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) is a Turkish

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who was elected to the

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in 2002, representing

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. He was appointed to the

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on 6 July 2011 by Prime Minister

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in his new cabinet. On 24 January 2013, he was replaced by

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at his post. Şahin resigned from the ruling Justice and Development Party on 25 December 2013 amidst the corruption scandal involving several ministers.Ankara'da bir şok istifa daha
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1956 births Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Living people Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Ministers of the interior of Turkey Deputies of Istanbul Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey {{Turkey-politician-stub