Suat Kılıç (born 23 July 1972) is a Turkish lawyer, journalist, and politician. He was the former Minister of Youth and Sports, served in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and now he is a politician inside New Wellfare Party.

Biography

He was born on 23 July 1972 in

Samsun Samsun is a List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, city on the north coast of Turkey and a major Black Sea port. The urban area recorded a population of 738,692 in 2022. The city is the capital of Samsun Province which has a population of ...

to Hüseyin and Elmas, who are actually native of a village in Of town of

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

. He spent his early years in Samsun, where he completed his primary and secondary education. Suat Kılıç attended

Ankara University Ankara University () is a public university, public research university in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the History of the Republic of Turkey, formation of the Turkish republ ...

and graduated in 1995 with a degree in Law. He started journalism as a presenter of youth programs in a local radio station. He then served at TV channels Kanal 7, NTV and

Kanal D Kanal D (English: Channel D) is a nationwide television channel in Turkey that is part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993. The network has also run an international channel, Euro D, since 1996, whic ...

as presenter and reporter. During his post as the parliament reporter of Kanal D, he entered politics in the Justice and Development Party and elected deputy of Samsun following the 2002 general elections. He became the youngest member of the

parliament In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

in 2002. He served also as a member of the parliament's steering committee. Suat Kılıç was reelected in the 2007 general elections. In 2009, he was appointed deputy group leader of his party in the parliament. After his third time election, Suat Kılıç became on 6 July 2011 the youngest minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 26 February 1954) is a Turkish politician who is the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister of Turkey, prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Jus ...

. In a cabinet reshuffle on 25 December 2013, he was removed from office.

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1972 births Living people People from Samsun Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians Ministers of youth and sports of Turkey Deputies of Samsun Turkish journalists Turkish television presenters Turkish radio presenters Ankara University Faculty of Law alumni Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 23rd Parliament of Turkey Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey {{Turkey-journalist-stub