Metin Kaşıkoğlu

Metin Kasikoglu
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
In office
2002–2011
Personal details
Born3 January 1966
Düzce
Political partyAKP
Other political
affiliations		DEVA
Alma materIstanbul University

Metin Kaşıkoğlu (born 3 January 1966, Düzce) is a Turkish jurist and politician and a former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He is a co-founder of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA).[1]

Early life and education

He studied law at the Istanbul University following which he worked as an independent lawyer. In his early political career, he became a Member of the Municipal Council of Dücze.[2]

Political career

As the head of the AKP of Düzce, he supported the Mehmet Keleş during his successful candidacy to the mayorship of Düzce in 2014.[3] He was elected to the Grand National Assembly representing the AKP for Düzce in 2002[4] and 2007.[5] In January 2021 he was made a member of the Dispute Resolution Board of the DEVA party led by Ali Babacan.[6] In reaction to the People's Democratic Party's (HDP) acknowledgement of the Armenian genocide he wished the party their extinction as well.[1][7]

Personal life

Kaşıkoğlu is married and has three children.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "DEVA founder targets HDP for remembering Armenian genocide: I hope you become extinct too". www.duvarenglish.com. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. ^ a b "Metin Kaşıkoğlu Kimdir ? - Metin Kaşıkoğlu Hayatı ve Biyografisi". www.haberler.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. ^ "2014 yerel seçim sonuçları". Memleket (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  4. ^ "PARTİ İL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI". secim.haberler.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  5. ^ "Düzce SEÇİM SONUÇLARI". secim.haberler.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  6. ^ "DEVA Party's 'A Team' has been announced! Babacan appointed 5 top advisers". 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ "DEVA Partili Kaşıkçıoğlu'ndan HDP'ye: Umarım soyunuz tükenir". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-28.