Yılmaz Tunç (born 1971) is a Turkish politician of the

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(AKP) and the Minister of Justice in the Cabinet of

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. Before he was several terms a member of the

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Early life and education

Yılmaz Tunç was born in Ulukaya of the

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district in the province of Bartın. He attended primary school in the village and graduated from high school in

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. Following he studied law at the University of Istanbul from which he graduated in 1995. He then made his military service in western Turkey.

Political career

Tunç became the vice-president

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branch of the

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in 1998 and a member of the municipal councilor of Pendik in 1999. In 2001 he became the founding chairman of the Pendik branch of the

(AKP). In the general elections of

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, June 2015, the snap elections of November 2015 and

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he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Bartin for the AKP.

Minister of Justice

In June 2023, he was announced as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of

. As such he announced plans to introduce a cap on rent hikes of 25%.

References

{{Cabinet Erdoğan V Living people Members of the 28th government of Turkey Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 67th government of Turkey People from Bartın Province 21st-century Turkish politicians Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni 1971 births