Nabi Avcı (born 8 October 1953, in Demirköy, Pazaryeri, Bilecik, Turkey) is a Turkish academic, writer and politician who was formerly chief advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]
Nabi Avcı | |
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| Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 19 July 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Mahir Ünal |
| Succeeded by | Numan Kurtulmuş |
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 24 January 2013 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ahmet Davutoğlu |
| Preceded by | Ömer Dinçer |
| Succeeded by | İsmet Yılmaz |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Eskişehir (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1953 Demirköy, Pazaryeri, Bilecik, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Alma mater | Middle East Technical University |
| Occupation | Politician, academic |
| Cabinet | 61st, 62nd, 63rd, 64th, 65th |
Early years
editNabi Avcı was born to Abdullah Avcı and his wife Habibe. He graduated from Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Administrative science,[2] and earned later his PhD in Communication science from Anadolu University.[3] In 1974, Avcı entered Ministry of Culture as a clerk.
Career
editDuring the foundation years of Anadolu University, he served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Communication science. Avcı was appointed as advisor at the Ministry of National Education and to the Prime Minister. He worked also as the program director at a television channel as well as a newspaper columnist and advisor to the editor-in-chief.[3]
In 2000, he became a professor of Communication science at Istanbul Bilgi University. Avcı was appointed 2003 as chief advisor to the Prime minister.[3]
Nabi Avcı served as a board member of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and chairman of the Turkey National Committee of UNESCO.[3]
Politics
editAvcı was elected as a Member of Parliament for Eskişehir in the 2011 general election. On 24 January 2013, he was appointed Minister of National Education replacing Ömer Dinçer in the cabinet.[4]
Family life
editAvcı is married and has five children.[3]
Books
editAvcı has authored a number of books, including four that have been described as Traditionalist,[5] also translating René Guénon's The Crisis of the Modern World into Turkish as Modern Dünyanın Bunalımı.
References
edit- ^ Merkezi, Haber (13 May 2011). "Nabi Avcı hastaneye kaldırıldı". Dünya Bülteni. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Erdoğan ODTÜ'lülere kızdı ODTÜ'lü Bakan atadı". Haber 7 (in Turkish). 25 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Nabi Avcı" (in Turkish). TBMM. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Şenyüz, Selçuk (24 January 2012). "Sürpriz zirve sonrası kabine değişikliği". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 January 2013.
- ^ Sedgwick, Mark (2004). Against the Modern World: Traditionalism and the Secret Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century. Oxford University Press. p. 340.
