Mustafa Şentop (born on 6 August 1968) is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who has served as the

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for

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 the 24, 25, 26th legislative terms. On 24 February 2019, he was elected as the 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly.

Early life and career

Mustafa Şentop was born on 6 August 1968 in

Tekirdağ Tekirdağ (; see also its other names) is a city in Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. In 2019 the city's population was 204,001. Tekirdağ town is a commercial centre with a harbour ...

. He graduated from

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Faculty of Law and took a

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and a

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in the field of public law at

Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

. In 1993, he started to work in Marmara University Faculty of Law as a research assistant. He got a Ph.D. title in 2002, became an associate professor in 2005, and a professor in 2011. Apart from Marmara University, he gave undergraduate and post-graduate lectures in various universities. He took several administrative functions at Marmara University. Beginning from his university years, he functioned as a writer and editor in various journals and was a member of the editorial board of academic journals and editor of referred journals. He also served as the Chairman of the Istanbul Branch of the Economic and Social Research Centre (ESAM).

Political career

Şentop was elected as a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)'s Central Decision-Making and Administrative Committee at the 4th and 5th Party Congresses. He served as Deputy Chairman of AKP from 2012 to 2015. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Istanbul in the 24th, 25th, and 26th legislative terms for

in the 27th legislative term. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution. He took charge at Reconciliation Committee on Constitution as the representative of AKP. He served as the Chairman of the Committee on Constitution in the 26th Legislative Term. Serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the 27th Legislative Term, on February 24th, 2019 he was elected as the 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey celebrating the centenary of its inauguration in 2020. On July 7th, 2020 he was re-elected as Speaker for the second term. Şentop condemned the

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between

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

, calling it "disgraceful" and a betrayal of the

Palestinian cause Palestinian nationalism is the national movement of the Palestinian people that espouses self-determination and sovereignty over the region of Palestine.de Waart, 1994p. 223 Referencing Article 9 of ''The Palestinian National Charter of 1968' ...

. Şentop is fluent in English and Arabic.

Personal life

He is married and has four children.

External links

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MP profile at the Grand National Assembly websiteCollection of all relevant news items at Haberler.comglobal.tbmm.gov.tr
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Early life and career

Political career

Personal life

See also

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