Faruk Nafız Özak

Faruk Nafız Özak (born April 19, 1946 in Trabzon ) is a Turkish civil engineer, politician and Minister for Construction and Settlement ( Bayındırlık ve İskân Bakanı ).

Özak graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi (civil engineering). He played as a professional soccer player and team boss at Trabzonspor and received the Sportsman of the Year award ( Yılın Sporcusu ). He was a member of the executive committee and president of the association. Özak was a member of the supervisory board of YAPISUN AG. He is a founding member of the Association for the Development of Trabzone.

Faruk Nafız Özak was a member of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) for the Trabzon Province in the 22nd legislative period ( October 14, 2002 to July 22, 2007 ) of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey . He was also Minister for Construction and Settlement in the 59th Government ( I. Erdoğan Cabinet ) of the Republic of Turkey. Özak has been a member of the 2nd Erdoğan Cabinet of the AKP government under Erdoğan since August 29, 2007 , where he was again Minister for Construction and Settlement until May 1, 2009 and then Minister of State for Youth and Sport.

Özak is married and has two children.

Web links

• Faruk Nafız Özak's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Grand National Assembly of Turkey : Biography of MP Faruk Nafız Özak accessed on August 16, 2008
2. ^ Office of the Prime Minister - General Directorate for Press and Information : Members of the 60th Government of the Republic of Turkey ( Memento of April 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 16, 2008