Bülent Tüfenkci (born 1 January 1966) is a

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politician from the

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(AKP) was the Minister of Customs and Trade from 2015 in the third government of Ahmet Davutoğlu. He was also a Member of Parliament for the

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of Malatya since 7 June 2015. His surname is sometimes spelt '''Tüfekçi''', without an 'n'.

Early life and career

Bülent Tüfenkci was born in Yeşilyurt, Malatya Province on 1 January 1966. He completed his primary education there and graduated from Yeşilyurt

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, before going on to study at the

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. After graduating from university in 1984, Tüfenkci completed a master's degree, specialising in customs law.

Political career

Tüfenkci participated in the establishment of the

(AKP) Malatya branch, serving in numerous positions until 2011. He became the provincial President of the AKP's Malatya Branch in 2011, serving until 2015. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for the

of Malatya in the June 2015 general election and was re-elected in the November 2015 general election.

Minister of Customs and Trade

After the AKP won a

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in the November 2015 election, Tüfenkci was appointed as the Minister of Customs and Trade by Prime Minister and AKP leader Ahmet Davutoğlu, who formed his third cabinet on 24 November 2015. His appointment was approved by President

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on the same day. He succeeded Cenap Aşçı, who has served as Customs and Trade Minister in the interim election government between 28 August and 17 November 2015.

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took over in 2018.

References

External links

MP profile on the Grand National Assembly websiteCollection of all relevant news items at Haberler.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tufenkci, Bulent Living people 1966 births People from Yeşilyurt, Malatya Deputies of Malatya Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 64th government of Turkey Members of the 65th government of Turkey Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Ankara University alumni Ministers of customs and trade of Turkey

Early life and career

Political career

Minister of Customs and Trade

See also

References

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