Veysel Eroglu
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Prof. Veysel Eroğlu is currently Minister of Environment and Forests of Turkey
and a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar
of the ruling Justice and Development Party.
district of Turkey’s Afyonkarahisar
province. His father's name was İbrahim and his mother's name was Emine.
He completed his primary education at Şuhut Zaferyolu Primary School and Şuhut Middle School. He completed his secondary education at Afyonkarahisar High School in 1966, entering the Civil Engineering program of Istanbul Technical University
in 1967. He graduated in 1971 with a degree in civil engineering. Between 1976 and 1977 Veysel Eroğlu was an assistant lecturer in the Hydraulics Department of the Engineering Faculty of Yıldız Technical University
. He completed his doctorate thesis in 1980, and from 1980 to 1981 continued as an assistant lecturer in the Department of Environmental Engineering Department of İstanbul Technical University. Veysel Eroğlu carried out postgraduate studies and research at the International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering in Delft (Netherlands) in the 1981-1982 academic year, completing the year with the highest grade. After his return to Turkey he became an associate professor in 1984, lecturing in the Environmental Engineering Department. In 1991 Veysel Eroğlu was awarded the title of full professor and became head of the Department of Environmental Engineering.
In 1994 Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu was appointed General Director of the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (İSKİ) In the eight years he remained in this post he solved the long-standing problem of Istanbul’s drinking water completely, building 8 dams and a regulator, 5 drinking water treatment plants and 38 reservoirs. 97% of the potable water distribution network was renewed during his term of office. He computerised the potable water distribution and wastewater systems in Istanbul (SCADA) and made a major contribution to the problem of wastewater disposal with the construction of 8 wastewater treatment plants and renewal of 85% of the sewerage network. His achievement in cleaning up the previously malodorous and heavily polluted Golden Horn and permitting the return of many species of fish resulted in the presentation of the prestigious Metropolis Award to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu transformed İSKİ from an organisation which was heavily in debt and had come virtually to a standstill into an efficient, customer-friendly, profitable organisation. During his period of office he continued to lecture at Istanbul Technical University.
Prof. Eroğlu resigned from his post on 3 October 2002.
In February 2003 Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu was appointed Director General of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), a demanding task embracing dams for irrigation, water supply and hydropower generation, as well as flood control. During the three years he has been in this post, a total of 235 new facilities have been commissioned, enabling irrigation of a further 472,000 ha of land and potable water supplies for an additional 10,000,000 persons. It was during his term of office that work began in earnest on the water supply project for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
. After a brief period of absence from DSİ in 2004 when he was a prospective candidate for mayor of Istanbul in the local elections held in the same year, he returned to his duties at DSİ.
He was elected to the parliament in 2007, becoming minister of environment and forestry, where, as part of his duties, he is responsible for Turkey's strategy and approach to global warming
.
Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu is the author of more than 250 academic works, including scientific and technical reports, books and conference papers.
Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu is married and has 4 children. He speaks English. He has a large number of hobbies and interests, which include the art of marbled paper, swimming, diving, reading and the art of calligraphy. He is a member of the Istanbul Council, the Waters Foundation (SU VAKFI), the History and Nature Foundation (TATAV), the Turkish Hematological Association (THD), the Turkish National Committee on Water Pollution Research (SKATMK), the Civil Engineering Association (IMO) and İSKİ Sports Club.
Other memberships are as follows: IWA (the International Water Association
), ICOLD (the International Commission on Large Dams
), ICID (the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage), WWC (the World Water Council
), INPIM (the International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management), BENA (the Balkan Environmental Association), IHA (the International Hydropower Association
).
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation...
of the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Career
Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu was born on 18 August 1948 in the ŞuhutSuhut
Şuhut is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It lies in a small plain, 29 km east of the city of Afyon. It has an area of 983 km², and the population is 39,421 of which 12,625 live in the town of Şuhut, and the remainder in surrounding villages...
district of Turkey’s Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar is a city in western Turkey, the capital of Afyon Province. Afyon is in mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. Elevation...
province. His father's name was İbrahim and his mother's name was Emine.
He completed his primary education at Şuhut Zaferyolu Primary School and Şuhut Middle School. He completed his secondary education at Afyonkarahisar High School in 1966, entering the Civil Engineering program of Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University
Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey...
in 1967. He graduated in 1971 with a degree in civil engineering. Between 1976 and 1977 Veysel Eroğlu was an assistant lecturer in the Hydraulics Department of the Engineering Faculty of Yıldız Technical University
Yildiz Technical University
Yildiz Technical University is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Istanbul, Turkey. The central campus lies within the Beşiktaş district.-History:Yildiz Technical University has a distinguished history which began...
. He completed his doctorate thesis in 1980, and from 1980 to 1981 continued as an assistant lecturer in the Department of Environmental Engineering Department of İstanbul Technical University. Veysel Eroğlu carried out postgraduate studies and research at the International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering in Delft (Netherlands) in the 1981-1982 academic year, completing the year with the highest grade. After his return to Turkey he became an associate professor in 1984, lecturing in the Environmental Engineering Department. In 1991 Veysel Eroğlu was awarded the title of full professor and became head of the Department of Environmental Engineering.
In 1994 Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu was appointed General Director of the Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (İSKİ) In the eight years he remained in this post he solved the long-standing problem of Istanbul’s drinking water completely, building 8 dams and a regulator, 5 drinking water treatment plants and 38 reservoirs. 97% of the potable water distribution network was renewed during his term of office. He computerised the potable water distribution and wastewater systems in Istanbul (SCADA) and made a major contribution to the problem of wastewater disposal with the construction of 8 wastewater treatment plants and renewal of 85% of the sewerage network. His achievement in cleaning up the previously malodorous and heavily polluted Golden Horn and permitting the return of many species of fish resulted in the presentation of the prestigious Metropolis Award to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu transformed İSKİ from an organisation which was heavily in debt and had come virtually to a standstill into an efficient, customer-friendly, profitable organisation. During his period of office he continued to lecture at Istanbul Technical University.
Prof. Eroğlu resigned from his post on 3 October 2002.
In February 2003 Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu was appointed Director General of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ), a demanding task embracing dams for irrigation, water supply and hydropower generation, as well as flood control. During the three years he has been in this post, a total of 235 new facilities have been commissioned, enabling irrigation of a further 472,000 ha of land and potable water supplies for an additional 10,000,000 persons. It was during his term of office that work began in earnest on the water supply project for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus...
. After a brief period of absence from DSİ in 2004 when he was a prospective candidate for mayor of Istanbul in the local elections held in the same year, he returned to his duties at DSİ.
He was elected to the parliament in 2007, becoming minister of environment and forestry, where, as part of his duties, he is responsible for Turkey's strategy and approach to global warming
Global warming
Global warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
.
Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu is the author of more than 250 academic works, including scientific and technical reports, books and conference papers.
Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu is married and has 4 children. He speaks English. He has a large number of hobbies and interests, which include the art of marbled paper, swimming, diving, reading and the art of calligraphy. He is a member of the Istanbul Council, the Waters Foundation (SU VAKFI), the History and Nature Foundation (TATAV), the Turkish Hematological Association (THD), the Turkish National Committee on Water Pollution Research (SKATMK), the Civil Engineering Association (IMO) and İSKİ Sports Club.
Other memberships are as follows: IWA (the International Water Association
International Water Association
The International Water Association is a self-governing non-profit organization which aims to cover all facets of the water cycle. The body is headquartered in London, with a global secreteriat based in The Hague and offices in Beijing, Bucharest, Nairobi, Singapore and Washington DC.The group's...
), ICOLD (the International Commission on Large Dams
International Commission on Large Dams
The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, The International Commission...
), ICID (the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage), WWC (the World Water Council
World Water Council
The World Water Council is an international think tank founded in 1996, with its headquarters in Marseilles, France. It has 323 members from the private sector , government ministries, academic institutions, international financial institutions , the UN...
), INPIM (the International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management), BENA (the Balkan Environmental Association), IHA (the International Hydropower Association
International Hydropower Association
The International Hydropower Association is a not-for-profit, international organization representing the hydropower sector - focussed in particular on electricity generation, water management, and related industries...
).
Citations
- Turkey and Syria to build friendship dam along border, Today's Zaman (English), 01/09/2011, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Turkey develops irrigatin and well projects for Africa, Today's Zaman (English), 12/30/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Israeli envoy meets Turkish minister to thank for fire help, World Bulletin (English), 12/23/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkey to offer subsidies for municipal water treatment, World Bulletin (English), 12/18/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkey's environment minister on UN conference on climate change, World Bulletin (English), 12/14/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkey, Libya sign deal on environment, forestry, World Bulletin (English), 12/14/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Covered in sand, Allianoi silently awaiting court ruling, Today's Zaman (English), 12/14/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Turkey, Libya to sign deal on environment, World Bulletin (English), 12/13/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Two fire-fightibng airplanes from Turkey reach Israel, Today's Zaman (English), 12/03/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Snow expected in central Anatolia from Monday on, Today's Zaman (English), 12/02/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Turkey expects snow next week, predicts hard winter, World Bulletin, 12/01/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkish, Finnish forestry ministers meet in Ankara, World Bulletin (English), 11/23/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkey attends climate change meeting in NY, World Bulletin (English), 11/13/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkey to pump water to north Cyprus annually, World Bulletin (English), 11/13/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- Turkey will reduce emissions without slowing growth, Today's Zaman (English), 11/13/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Turkey to bring water to Cyprus through pipelines beneath sea, World Bulletin (English), 10/27/2010, retrieved 01/28/2011.
- People of Hasankeyf to have homes but no jobs, Today's Zaman (English), 10/23/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Environment ministry, civil society disagree on Allianoi, Hasankeyf, Today's Zaman (English), 10/22/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Banks 'under pressure' on Ilısu project, Hürriyet Daily News (English), 01/04/2010, retrieved 01/13/2011.
- Turkish and Syrian ministers enter new chapter of cooperation, Hürriyet Daily News (English), 10/13/2009, retrieved 01/13/2011.