Temel Karamollaoğlu (born 20 September 1941) is a Turkish engineer and politician who is currently the leader of the Felicity Party (SP) since 2016. A prominent Islamist, Karamollaoğlu was the Mayor of Sivas from 1989 to 1995 and served twice as a Member of Parliament for Sivas from 1977 to 1980 and from 1996 to 2002.[1]
Temel Karamollaoğlu, originally from Gürün, a district of Sivas, was born on 7 June 1941 in Kahramanmaraş as one of the seven children of Üzeyir and Münire Karamollaoğlu. After completing his primary and secondary education in various provinces due to his father's duty as a teacher, he graduated from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology textile technology department in 1964, where he went on a scholarship in the 1960s. He completed his master's degree at the same university in 1967. In the same year he returned to Turkey and began working for Sümerbank, and then as a textile specialist in the State Planning Organization. Karamollaoğlu, who worked in the private sector for two years after his military service, served as the Incentive and Implementation General Manager of the Ministry of Industry and Technology in 1975.
Political lifeedit
Karamollaoğlu met Necmettin Erbakan in 1967. They met in a talk held by Mehmed Zahid Kotku in a İskenderpaşa Sufi Order meeting.[2] In 1977, he was elected as a deputy of Sivas from Erbakan's National Salvation Party and he was, one year later, elected as a member of the party general assembly in 1978. He served European Council Assembly.
After the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he was prosecuted by the military government, but eventually acquitted.[2] He remained out of active politics, where he worked as a private consultant for a while and then held administrative positions in a textile company. He was allowed to return after the passage of the 1987 Turkish constitutional referendum. He ran as a member of parliament under the Welfare Party in the 1987 general election, but the party did not win representation for polling below the 10% threshold.[2]
He was elected mayor of Sivas in 1989. Aziz Nesin's presentation of his Turkish translation of The Satanic Verses in Madımak Hotel in Sivas was controversial, and a mob of MHP supporters started a fire which killed many of the guests in attendance, most of whom were Alevi. Karamollaoğlu's role in the Madımak Massacre is controversial, some claimed he urged the mob to disperse, other accounts allege that he endorsed their cause. The government removed him from his post, but he was reelected mayor in 1994.[2]
He entered the parliament after the 1995 Turkish general election as a deputy of Sivas of the Welfare Party. During this period, he served as a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. At the same time, he was elected as the Welfare Party group vice president. He continued this duty until the Welfare Party was shut down. Following investigations of the Refah-Yol government, Karamollaoğlu’s brother and other officials at the state-run fertilizer firm TÜGSAŞ were prosecuted for siphoning off $20 million in gas. It was also discovered that he is affiliated with the controversial Aczmendi Sufi Order.[2]
Later, he joined the Virtue Party after the Welfare Party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court. He was re-elected as a deputy of Sivas in the 1999 Turkish general election, during which the Virtue Party was also banned. He was a member of the "White Beard" faction, the orthodox Milli Görüş politicians that opposed the reformist "Innovators", lead by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The White Beards formed the Felicity Party (SP), while the Innovators formed the Justice and Development Party (AKP). At the Felicity Party congress held in May 2000, Karamollaoğlu was elected as a member of the general administrative board and was appointed as the vice president responsible for foreign affairs.[2]
Karamollaoğlu was appointed as leader of the Felicity Party in 2016.
Personal lifeedit
Karamollaoğlu speaks fluent English. He has been married since 1965 and has 5 children.
Referencesedit
^"Saadet Partisi'nin yeni genel başkanı belli oldu". Retrieved 7 May 2018.
^ abcdefSilverman, Reuben. "Turkey's Back to the Future Opposition: Part Two". Jadaliyya.
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This biography of a living person relies on a single source You can help by adding reliable sources to this article Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Temel Karamollaoglu born 20 September 1941 is a Turkish engineer and politician who is currently the leader of the Felicity Party SP since 2016 A prominent Islamist Karamollaoglu was the Mayor of Sivas from 1989 to 1995 and served twice as a Member of Parliament for Sivas from 1977 to 1980 and from 1996 to 2002 1 Temel KaramollaogluLeader of the Felicity PartyIncumbentAssumed office 30 October 2016Preceded byMustafa KamalakMember of the Grand National AssemblyIn office 8 January 1996 3 November 2002In office 5 June 1977 12 September 1980ConstituencySivasMayor of SivasIn office 26 March 1989 1995Preceded byBekir TimurbogaSucceeded byOsman SecilmisPersonal detailsBorn 1941 09 20 20 September 1941 age 82 Kahramanmaras TurkeyPolitical partyCurrent Felicity PartyPrevious Virtue PartyWelfare PartyNational Salvation PartySpouseAyse Yasemin Karamollaoglu m 1965 wbr Children5Alma materUniversity of ManchesterProfessionPolitician Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political life 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life and career editTemel Karamollaoglu originally from Gurun a district of Sivas was born on 7 June 1941 in Kahramanmaras as one of the seven children of Uzeyir and Munire Karamollaoglu After completing his primary and secondary education in various provinces due to his father s duty as a teacher he graduated from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology textile technology department in 1964 where he went on a scholarship in the 1960s He completed his master s degree at the same university in 1967 In the same year he returned to Turkey and began working for Sumerbank and then as a textile specialist in the State Planning Organization Karamollaoglu who worked in the private sector for two years after his military service served as the Incentive and Implementation General Manager of the Ministry of Industry and Technology in 1975 Political life editKaramollaoglu met Necmettin Erbakan in 1967 They met in a talk held by Mehmed Zahid Kotku in a Iskenderpasa Sufi Order meeting 2 In 1977 he was elected as a deputy of Sivas from Erbakan s National Salvation Party and he was one year later elected as a member of the party general assembly in 1978 He served European Council Assembly After the 1980 Turkish coup d etat he was prosecuted by the military government but eventually acquitted 2 He remained out of active politics where he worked as a private consultant for a while and then held administrative positions in a textile company He was allowed to return after the passage of the 1987 Turkish constitutional referendum He ran as a member of parliament under the Welfare Party in the 1987 general election but the party did not win representation for polling below the 10 threshold 2 He was elected mayor of Sivas in 1989 Aziz Nesin s presentation of his Turkish translation of The Satanic Verses in Madimak Hotel in Sivas was controversial and a mob of MHP supporters started a fire which killed many of the guests in attendance most of whom were Alevi Karamollaoglu s role in the Madimak Massacre is controversial some claimed he urged the mob to disperse other accounts allege that he endorsed their cause The government removed him from his post but he was reelected mayor in 1994 2 He entered the parliament after the 1995 Turkish general election as a deputy of Sivas of the Welfare Party During this period he served as a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly At the same time he was elected as the Welfare Party group vice president He continued this duty until the Welfare Party was shut down Following investigations of the Refah Yol government Karamollaoglu s brother and other officials at the state run fertilizer firm TUGSAS were prosecuted for siphoning off 20 million in gas It was also discovered that he is affiliated with the controversial Aczmendi Sufi Order 2 Later he joined the Virtue Party after the Welfare Party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court He was re elected as a deputy of Sivas in the 1999 Turkish general election during which the Virtue Party was also banned He was a member of the White Beard faction the orthodox Milli Gorus politicians that opposed the reformist Innovators lead by Recep Tayyip Erdogan The White Beards formed the Felicity Party SP while the Innovators formed the Justice and Development Party AKP At the Felicity Party congress held in May 2000 Karamollaoglu was elected as a member of the general administrative board and was appointed as the vice president responsible for foreign affairs 2 Karamollaoglu was appointed as leader of the Felicity Party in 2016 Personal life editKaramollaoglu speaks fluent English He has been married since 1965 and has 5 children References edit Saadet Partisi nin yeni genel baskani belli oldu Retrieved 7 May 2018 a b c d e f Silverman Reuben Turkey s Back to the Future Opposition Part Two Jadaliyya Party political officesPreceded byMustafa Kamalak Leader of Felicity PartyOctober 30 2016 present Succeeded byincumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Temel Karamollaoglu amp oldid 1163351007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
