Olcay Kılavuz

Olcay Kılavuz (born 18 October 1985) is a Turkish politician. He was the chairman of the Grey Wolves between 2012 and 2018, and was elected as a Mersin deputy from the Nationalist Movement Party in the 2018 Turkish general election.

Early years and education

He was born on October 18, 1985, in the Azatlı town of Çiftlik District of Niğde Province. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Niğde and high school education in Faik Şahenk Anatolian Technical High School. He graduated from Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University's Department of Construction Technology and Department of Sports Management in 2015. In 2017, he received his master's degree from Düzce University.^[1][2]

Political career

He was appointed as the Chairman of the Grey Wolves on December 9, 2012. In the 2018 Turkish general elections, he was elected as Mersin Deputy from the MHP. At the same time, he became the first person to be both the chairman and deputy of Grey Wolves. He left his position as the Chairman of Grey Wolves on December 31, 2018.^[3][4][5] He was nominated in first place in the 2018 election, while he was nominated in fourth place for the 2023 elections and could not be elected.^[6][7]

In 2020, he punched Özgür Özel in the TBMM.^[8][9] Later, he apologized to Özel.^[10][11] In 2023, Tolgahan Demirbaş, the suspected killer of Sinan Ateş, was detained from Kılavuz's house, sparking theories about Kılavuz's involvement in the murder.^[12]

References

1. "Olcay Kılavuz -27. Dönem Mersin Milletvekili". Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi. from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. "Olcay Kılavuz kimdir? - Yeni Akit". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
3. "Olcay Kılavuz kimdir? - Yeni Akit". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
4. Şafak, Yeni. "Bahçeli'nin Olcay Kılavuz kararı! Ülkü Ocakları Başkanı değişecek mi? | Politika Haberleri". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
5. dayas (2018-12-13). "Görevinden ayrılan Olcay Kılavuz'dan açıklama". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
6. "Sinan Ateş suikastıyla gündeme gelmişti: Olcay Kılavuz, Meclis dışı kaldı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
7. "MHP milletvekili aday listesini açıkladı: Olcay Kılavuz Mersin'de 4. sıradan aday gösterildi".
8. "Özgür Özel: TBMM'de yumruklu saldırıya maruz kaldım". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
9. "Özgür Özel'e TBMM'de saldırının fotoğraf karesi ortaya çıktı". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
10. "Saldırgan vekil Olcay Kılavuz, Özgür Özel'den özür diledi". birgun.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.
11. "Son dakika haberi: Bahçeli uyarınca MHP'li vekil CHP'li vekillerden özür diledi". CNN TÜRK (in Turkish). 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
12. "İşte "o gece" MHP'li Kılavuz'un evinde yaşanan anlar | Kılavuz'dan şüpheliyi almaya gelen polis ekibine: "Siz gidin, sahibiniz gelsin"". T24 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-12-10.