Fahri Kasırga

Fahri Kasırga
Secretary General of the Turkish Presidency
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 September 2014
Preceded by	Mustafa İsen
Turkish Prime Ministry Undersecretary
In office 20 January 2014 – 11 September 2014
Preceded by	Özer Kontoğlu
Succeeded by	Özer Kontoğlu
Minister of Justice of Turkey
In office 8 May 2007 – 29 August 2007
Preceded by	Cemil Çiçek
Succeeded by	Mehmet 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

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 Cemil Çiçek	Minister of Justice 8 May 2007 – 29 August 2007	Succeeded by Mehmet Ali Şahin
Preceded by Efkan Ala	Undersecretary of the Prime Ministry of Turkey 20 January 2014 – 11 September 2014	Succeeded by Ergin Ergül (deputy)
Preceded by Mustafa İsen	Secretary General of the Presidency of Turkey 11 September 2014 -	Incumbent