Muammer Güler (born 21 March 1949) is a Turkish politician. He is a

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from the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was formerly the

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Istanbul Province ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_in ...

and the Minister of the Interior under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government.

Biography

Güler was born in Mardin,

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. He completed his primary education in

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and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ankara in 1972. Güler began his career as candidate District Governor on 14 March 1973 in

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. After taking post as Deputy District Governor of

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Denizli Province Denizli Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to the west and Muğla to the south ...

and then District Governor of Pehlivanköy in

Kırklareli Province Kırklareli Province ( tr, ) is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the province of Tekirda ...

and

Horasan Horasan ( ku, Xoresan), is a town and district of Erzurum Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Abdulkadir Aydın ( SP). In 2008 the population of the town was 17,661 while that of the Horasan district was 43,852. Ho ...

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, he was assigned to the Directorate of Personnel Branch at the Ministry of Interior, where he served as Branch Director and later as Director General. On 16 September 1993 he was appointed governor of

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. From 29 January 1992 on he was the governor of Kayseri Province. After serving as governor of

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between 6 July 1994 and 28 July 2000, Güler moved to

Samsun Province Samsun Province ( tr, Samsun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 (2010). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the south, Tokat on the southeast on the ea ...

as governor. Starting 17 February 2003 he served as the Governor of

. On 12 May 2010 Güler began the position of MOI Undersecretary for Security and Public Order. On 24 January 2013, he was appointed minister of interior, replacing

İdris Naim Şahin İdris Naim Şahin (born 1 June 1956, Ünye, Ordu, Turkey) is a Turkish politician who was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2002, representing Istanbul. He was appointed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on 6 July 2011 by Pri ...

in the post. He is married to Neval Güler, a retired math teacher, since 1977. They have a son, Barış Güler, and a daughter. Some of his critics have dubbed him "Chemical Muammer" ( tr, Kimyasal Muammer), comparing him with " Chemical Ali". Among his other nicknames are "Neckless Muammer" ( tr, Boyunsuz Muammer), "Neckless Muammer Pasha" ( tr, Boyunsuz Muammer Paşa), and "Neckless Muammer Pasha, Governor of Dersaadet" ( tr, Dersaadet Valisi Boyunsuz Muammer Paşa).

2013 corruption scandal

On 17 December 2013, his son Barış Güler was arrested as a consequence of a corruption operation. Muammer Güler resigned as Minister of the Interior amid the scandal on 25 December together with Minister of Economy Zafer Çağlayan and Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Erdoğan Bayraktar, both of whose own sons were also involved in the scandal.Bakan Çağlayan ile Güler istifa etti
''Hurriyet''. 25 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

References

External links

Biography at Istanbul Portal
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Biography

2013 corruption scandal

See also

References

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