Ertuğrul Günay (born 1 March 1948, in

Ordu Ordu () or Altınordu is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, historically also known as Cotyora or Kotyora ( pnt, Κοτύωρα), and the capital of Ordu Province with a population of 229,214 in the city center. Name Kotyora, the ori ...

) was the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey (between 29 August 2007 – 24 January 2013).

Biography

Günay graduated from

Istanbul University , image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg , image_size = 200px , latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis , motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü , mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future , established = 1453 1846 1933 ...

Faculty of Law with a degree of bachelor of laws in 1969. In the election in 1977, he became the youngest member of parliament to be elected to the

Turkish Grand National Assembly The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Consti ...

, as a member of the

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

(CHP). Within the CHP, he rose to the position of Secretary General in 1992, but was expelled in 2004, following clashes with CHP leader

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. He joined the AKP (Justice and Development Party) upon his objection to anti-democratic tendencies emerging prior to the elections in 2007. He was elected as a member of parliament from

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

in 2007, then re-elected from

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in 2011. On 29 August 2007, Günay was appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism. Günay led some civil initiatives particularly the "Humanitarian Initiative for Bosnia", the "Eastern Conference" and the "New Political Initiative". He is the author of ''Bosnian Writings'' and ''Counter Politics'' and has numerous published articles and interviews about law and politics as well. On 24 January 2013, he was replaced by

Ömer Çelik Ömer Çelik (born 15 June 1968) is a Turkish journalist and politician. Between 24 January 2013 and 28 August 2015 he served as Minister of Culture and Tourism. He served as the Minister of European Union Affairs and as the Chief Negotiator fo ...

at his post in the cabinet.

Recognitions

Günay received an honorary PhD degree from

Adıyaman University Adıyaman University is a state university, established in 2006 in Adıyaman Adıyaman ( ku, Semsûr) is a city and district in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of the Adıyaman Province. The inhabitants of the city are mostly Kurdish. Ety ...

in 2009 for his contributions to the peace and freedom of thought, and other honorary PhD degrees in 2011 from

Pamukkale Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, i ...

in Denizli,

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in Antakya and

Akdeniz University Akdeniz University ( tr, Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public research university established in Antalya, Turkey. It has been chosen as the second most beautiful university in Turkey, after Boğaziçi University, with its campus having a wide and gr ...

in Antalya for the protection of cultural heritage and support for studies in archeology. Günay was awarded with Hungarian

Order of Merit The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...

from the Hungarian Republic for improving bilateral cultural relations between the two countries, as well as the Grand Decoration of Honour In Gold With Sash by the Republic of Austria, the highest to be bestowed in Turkey.

Family life

He is married and is the father of two children.

References

External links

Curriculum Vitae of the Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gunay, Ertugrul Living people 1948 births Deputies of Ordu Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Ministers of Culture of Turkey People from Ordu Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni 20th-century Turkish lawyers Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Deputies of Istanbul Deputies of Izmir Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 60th government of Turkey Ministers of Culture and Tourism of Turkey