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Yılmaz Tunç

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Yılmaz Tunç
Tunç in 2023
Minister of Justice
In office
4 June 2023 – 11 February 2026
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byBekir Bozdağ
Succeeded byAkın Gürlek
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
In office
23 July 2007 – 14 May 2023
ConstituencyBartın (2007, 2011, June 2015, November 2015, 2018)
Personal details
BornYılmaz Tunç
(1971-02-01) 1 February 1971 (age 55)
Ulukaya, Ulus, Turkey
EducationIstanbul University (LLB, LLM)

Yılmaz Tunç (born 1 February 1971) is a Turkish politician, and has been the Minister of Justice in the 67th cabinet of Turkey until 11 February 2026. He served in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a lawmaker in the past.

Early life and education

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Yılmaz Tunç was born in Ulukaya of the Ulus district in the province of Bartın.[1] He attended primary school in the village and graduated from high school in Kastamonu.[1] Following he studied law at the University of Istanbul from which he graduated in 1995.[1] He then did his military service in western Turkey.[1]

Political career

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Tunç became the vice-president Pendik branch of the Virtue Party in 1998 and a member of the municipal councilor of Pendik in 1999.[1] In 2001 he became the founding chairman of the Pendik branch of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party).[1] In the general elections of 2011,[2] June 2015,[3] the snap elections of November 2015[4] and 2018[5] he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Bartin for the AK Party.

Minister of Justice

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In June 2023, he was announced as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[6] As such he announced plans to introduce a cap on rent hikes of 25%.[7]

In 2026, Tunç was succeeded by Akın Gürlek.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yılmaz Tunç Kimdir? - Yılmaz Tunç Hayatı ve Biyografisi". Haberler (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Bartın Seçim Sonuçları Genel Seçim Sonuçları - 2011". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Bartın Seçim Sonuçları Genel Seçim Sonuçları - 2015". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Bartın Seçim Sonuçları Genel Seçim Sonuçları - 2015". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  5. ↑ Şafak, Yeni (2023-06-22). "Bartın Seçim Sonuçları - 2018 Genel Seçim Bartın Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Türkiye's new justice minister vows more 'historic' reforms". Daily Sabah. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Cap on rent hike to be extended, says justice minister - Latest News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  8. ↑ "Appointment Decision No. 2026/51" (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey (in Turkish). 11 February 2026.
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