Sadullah Ergin (born 6 July 1964) is a
Turkish politician.
Biography
Ergin was born to Mehmet İsmet Ergin and Hatice Ergin in
Antakya
Antakya (), historically known as Antioch ( el, Ἀντιόχεια; hy, Անտիոք, Andiok), is the capital of Hatay Province, the southernmost province of Turkey. The city is located in a well-watered and fertile valley on the Orontes Rive ...
. He completed his primary and secondary education there and then studied at the
Uludağ University
Uludağ (), the ancient Mysian or Bithynian Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος), is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an elevation of .
In Turkish, ''Uludağ'' means "great mountain". In ancient times the range of which it is a part, ext ...
Economics and Social Sciences Faculty in
Bursa for one year. He continued his studies at the
Ankara University Faculty of Law, graduating in 1987. Following the completion of his military service, he served as a lawyer for the Regional Directorate for Foundations of Hatay for five years. He resigned in 1995 and began to work as a self-employed lawyer. He has been at the management position of several association and societies.
Ergin is a founding member of the ruling
Justice and Development Party (AKP). Beginning 3 November 2002, he was member of the
Turkish parliament
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 ...
for three terms from
Hatay Province representing the Justice and Development Party. On 1 May 2009, Ergin became the
Minister of Justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
in the
second cabinet of Erdoğan.
On 25 December 2013, amidst the
2013 corruption scandal in Turkey
The 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey or 17-25 December Corruption and Bribery Operation was a criminal investigation that involved several key people in the Turkish government. All of the 52 people detained on 17 December were connected in va ...
, Prime Minister Erdogan replaced him as Minister of Justice in a government reshuffle. The reason given for his departure was that he had decided to stand as a candidate in
Hatay Province in the March 2014 local elections.
Ergin is one of the founding members of
Ali Babacan's newly formed
Democracy and Progress Party
The Democracy and Progress Party ( tr, Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi, DEVA, lit. Democracy and Enterprise Party) is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan, a former economy minister under the AK ...
.
Ergin is married, has four children, and speaks English.
Turkish Grand National Assembly website bio (Turkish)
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Government ministers of Turkey
1964 births
Living people
Deputies of Hatay
Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
Democracy and Progress Party politicians
People from Antakya
Ministers of Justice of Turkey
Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey
Members of the 60th government of Turkey