Fahri Kasırga

Fahri Kasırga
Secretary General of the Turkish Presidency
Assumed office
11 September 2014
Preceded byMustafa İsen
Turkish Prime Ministry Undersecretary
In office
20 January 2014 – 11 September 2014
Preceded byÖzer Kontoğlu
Succeeded byÖzer Kontoğlu
Minister of Justice of Turkey
In office
8 May 2007 – 29 August 2007
Preceded byCemil Çiçek
Succeeded byMehmet Ali Şahin
Personal details
Born (1953-01-20) January 20, 1953 (age 71)
Rize, Turkey

Fahri Kasırga (born 20 January 1953, Rize, Turkey) is a Turkish lawyer and the current Secretary General of the Presidency of Turkey. In accordance with Article 114 of the Constitution of Turkey, he has served as a non-party Minister of Justice until the 2007 general elections,[1] after which he joined the Justice and Development Party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

He graduated from Istanbul University in 1977.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kasırga'nın bakanlığı mahkemelik oldu". Zaman. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2010. Anayasa'nın 114. maddesi gereği Adalet Bakanlığı'na atanan Fahri Kasırga [Under Article 114 of the constitution Fahri Kasırga was appointed to the Ministry of Justice]

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
8 May 2007 – 29 August 2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Undersecretary of the Prime Ministry of Turkey
20 January 2014 – 11 September 2014
Succeeded by
Ergin Ergül (deputy)
Preceded by Secretary General of the Presidency of Turkey
11 September 2014 -
Incumbent