Abdülkadir Aksu

Abdülkadir Aksu (/ɑːbdlˈkɑːdər ˈɑːks/ ahb-dool-KAH-dər AHK-soo; Turkish: [abdylkaːˈdiɾ ˈaksu]; born 1944, Diyarbakır) is a Turkish politician from Diyarbakır. According to some sources, he is Kurdish; according to Üzeyir Tekin, he is of partial Albanian and Kurdish origin; and according to Hasan Celal Güzel, a friend of Aksu family, he is of Turkish (Turkmen) origin.

Abdülkadir Aksu
Minister of the Interior
In office
19 November 2002  7 May 2007
Prime MinisterAbdullah Gül
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byMuzaffer Ecemiş
Succeeded byOsman Güneş
In office
31 March 1989  24 November 1991
Prime Minister
  • Turgut Özal
  • Yıldırım Akbulut
  • Mesut Yılmaz
Preceded byMustafa Kalemli
Succeeded byMustafa Kalemli
Minister of state
(Responsible for Southeastern Anatolia Project)
In office
6 March 1996  28 June 1996
Prime MinisterMesut Yılmaz
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
18 April 1999  7 June 2015
ConstituencyIstanbul (III) (1999, 2002, 2007, 2011)
In office
8 January 1996  18 April 1999
ConstituencyDiyarbakır (1995)
In office
29 November 1987  20 October 1991
ConstituencyDiyarbakır (1987)
Personal details
Born (1944-10-12) October 12, 1944
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party (2001 - present)
Virtue Party (1998 - 2001)
Welfare Party (1996 - 1998)
Motherland Party (1987 - 1996)

He is a member of the Community of İskenderpaşa, a Turkish sufistic community of Naqshbandi tariqah.

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