Erkan Mumcu

Erkan Mumcu (born May 1, 1963 in Isparta , Turkey ) is a Turkish politician; from 2005 to 2008 he was the chairman of the Motherland Party (ANAP).

biography

Mumcu studied law at Istanbul University. He became a member of the Motherland Party in 1995. As a deputy from Isparta he was elected to the Grand National Assembly. In parliament he was a representative of the ANAP in the investigative, judicial and constitutional committee. Mumcu took on leadership positions within the party as advisor to the chairman (1997-1998), as general secretary (1997-1998) and finally as vice-president (1998-1999). In 1999 he became Minister of Tourism.

When he sharply criticized party leader Mesut Yilmaz on May 21, 2002 , he was removed from office by Yilmaz. He left the party and joined the newly formed Justice and Recovery Party (AKP). In the elections of November 3, 2002 , he was able to be re-elected to parliament. He was first Minister of Education in the Gül cabinet , and then Minister of Tourism again. On February 15, 2005, he left the AKP and returned to the ANAP, which had suffered the greatest defeat in its history in the 2002 elections. Mumcu was elected chairman on April 2, 2005 by the 4th Extraordinary Congress.

After the ANAP's attempt to merge with the Right-Wing Party (DYP) failed shortly before the 2007 elections because of Mesut Yilmaz's plan to return to politics, Mumcu ran again as an ANAP candidate in Isparta. Since the party failed with 5.12% of the 10% hurdle , Mumcu was only the opposition outside of parliament.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Turmoil in ANAP ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Turkish Daily News , May 21, 2002  
2. ↑ Turkey: Opposition alliance against Erdogan falls apart , Die Presse , June 5, 2007