Çelik was the first advisor of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and later became the minister of culture and tourism. After that, he became the Minister of National Education. He was the spokesperson of the Turkish Parliament and AKP. Also, in the past, Çelik graduated in Turkish language and literature from Istanbul University in 1983 and went on to a career as an academic at Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, eventually becoming assistant professor in 1997. From 1988-1991 he studied towards a master's degree in politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London. His focus was on the late-Ottoman Empire writer and thinker Ali Suavi.
Writeredit
During the 1990s he wrote a column on Ottoman era politics and other issues for the nationalist-leaning social and political science journal Türkiye Günlüğü. He has published 15 books on politics, culture, history etc. has also edited and annotated an edition of the work "Şinasi" by Ottoman writer Ziyad Ebuzziya.
Political careeredit
He was elected to parliament for Van as a member of Tansu Çiller's DYP in 1999, moving to the newly founded AK Party in 2001. He was elected parliamentary chief and then following the AK Party's election victory in 2002, he became Minister of Culture and then Minister of Education.
During his brief tenure as Minister of Culture he is remembered for immediately sacking the entire Board for the Protection of Culture and Nature (Turkish: Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Kurulu).[1] Regional bodies set up to monitor archaeology and other research throughout the country, led by architect and champion of Anatolia's cultural heritage Oktay Ekinci, one of those dismissed. Çelik was then accused of taking this action under pressure from AK Party MP for Muğla Hasan Özyer in order to enable the Muğla coastline to be developed for mass-market tourism.[2]
Minister of Education (2003 - 2009)edit
As Minister of Education as well as curriculum reform and all the day-to-day running of the school system, Çelik has had to deal with a number of issues including:
pressure from the European Union to re-open the Greek Orthodox Halki seminary school in Istanbul.
pressure from graduates and parents, the majority of them AK Party voters, to change the rules that currently limit graduates of the conservative Imam Hatip schools to studying only religious studies at university.
a number of clashes with the Higher Education Board over issues ranging from the Imam Hatip issue to the appointment and dismissal of individual university rectors.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Çelik is of Arab descent on his father's side and of Kurdish descent on his mother's side.[4] He is married to Şahsenem Çelik and they have three children; Ali Ekrem, Enis, and Büşra Vuslat.
hüseyin, çelik, born, march, 1959, gürpınar, former, minister, national, education, turkey, member, parliament, justice, development, party, minister, national, educationin, office, march, 2003, 2009prime, ministerrecep, tayyip, erdoğanpreceded, byerkan, mumcu. Huseyin Celik born 5 March 1959 in Gurpinar Van is a former Minister of National Education of Turkey and member of parliament for Van for the Justice and Development Party AKP Huseyin CelikMinister of National EducationIn office 14 March 2003 1 May 2009Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip ErdoganPreceded byErkan MumcuSucceeded byNimet CubukcuMinister of CultureIn office 19 November 2002 14 March 2003Prime MinisterAbdullah GulPreceded bySuat CaglayanSucceeded byErkan MumcuMember of the Grand National AssemblyIn office 18 April 1999 7 June 2015ConstituencyVan 1999 2002 2007 Gaziantep 2011 Personal detailsBorn 1959 03 05 5 March 1959 age 64 Van TurkeyPolitical partyJustice and Development Party AKP 2001 True Path Party DYP 1999 2001 SpouseSahsenem CelikAlma materIstanbul UniversityUniversity of LondonSignatureWebsiteHuseyinCelik net Contents 1 Background 2 Writer 3 Political career 3 1 Minister of Education 2003 2009 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksBackground editCelik was the first advisor of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and later became the minister of culture and tourism After that he became the Minister of National Education He was the spokesperson of the Turkish Parliament and AKP Also in the past Celik graduated in Turkish language and literature from Istanbul University in 1983 and went on to a career as an academic at Van Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi eventually becoming assistant professor in 1997 From 1988 1991 he studied towards a master s degree in politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in the University of London His focus was on the late Ottoman Empire writer and thinker Ali Suavi Writer editDuring the 1990s he wrote a column on Ottoman era politics and other issues for the nationalist leaning social and political science journal Turkiye Gunlugu He has published 15 books on politics culture history etc has also edited and annotated an edition of the work Sinasi by Ottoman writer Ziyad Ebuzziya Political career editHe was elected to parliament for Van as a member of Tansu Ciller s DYP in 1999 moving to the newly founded AK Party in 2001 He was elected parliamentary chief and then following the AK Party s election victory in 2002 he became Minister of Culture and then Minister of Education During his brief tenure as Minister of Culture he is remembered for immediately sacking the entire Board for the Protection of Culture and Nature Turkish Kultur ve Tabiat Varliklarini Koruma Kurulu 1 Regional bodies set up to monitor archaeology and other research throughout the country led by architect and champion of Anatolia s cultural heritage Oktay Ekinci one of those dismissed Celik was then accused of taking this action under pressure from AK Party MP for Mugla Hasan Ozyer in order to enable the Mugla coastline to be developed for mass market tourism 2 Minister of Education 2003 2009 edit As Minister of Education as well as curriculum reform and all the day to day running of the school system Celik has had to deal with a number of issues including pressure from the European Union to re open the Greek Orthodox Halki seminary school in Istanbul pressure from graduates and parents the majority of them AK Party voters to change the rules that currently limit graduates of the conservative Imam Hatip schools to studying only religious studies at university a number of clashes with the Higher Education Board over issues ranging from the Imam Hatip issue to the appointment and dismissal of individual university rectors 3 Personal life editCelik is of Arab descent on his father s side and of Kurdish descent on his mother s side 4 He is married to Sahsenem Celik and they have three children Ali Ekrem Enis and Busra Vuslat References edit Bakan Celik ten kurul savunmasi Kultur Sanat Radikal in Turkish 2003 02 25 Retrieved 2008 10 11 Calislar Oral 2003 02 21 Cumhuriyet Celik ten PKK li akraba iddiasina yanit Archived from the original on December 31 2007 CNNTURK Yaklasik 5 6 milyon Turk Kurt evliligi var Sabah 2010External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Huseyin Celik politician Personal Web sitePolitical officesPreceded byErkan Mumcu Minister of National Education of Turkey14 March 2003 1 May 2009 Succeeded byNimet CubukcuPreceded bySuat Caglayan Minister of Culture of TurkeyNovember 19 2002 March 14 2003 Succeeded byErkan Mumcu Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Huseyin Celik amp oldid 1118969493, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
