Murat Başesgioğlu was a Minister of State of Turkey and Member of the Turkish Parliament

Grand National Assembly of Turkey

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey , usually referred to simply as the Meclis , is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence...

 for Kastamonu for the ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AK Party).

Biography

Başesgioğlu was born in Kastamonu

Kastamonu

Kastamonu is the capital district of the Kastamonu Province, Turkey. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 102,059 of which 64,606 live in the urban center of Kastamonu. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of...

. He graduated in law from Istanbul University

Istanbul University

Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...

 and has previously been member of parliament for the centre-right ANAP

Motherland Party (Turkey)

The Motherland Party, was a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. It was merged to Democratic Party in October 2009...

 and ANAP Minister of the Interior. Having resigned from ANAP he joined the AK Party. He resigned from Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi in 2010.

He has 2 children and he can speak French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

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External links

• Murat Başesgioğlu's official website