Recai Kutan
Mehmet Recai Kutan (born 1930, Malatya) is a Turkish politician and the former leader of Felicity Party (SP).
Biography
Kutan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering in 1952. Until 1973, he worked as an engineer in various projects including the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). His political career started 1973 in National Salvation Party and after 1983 he served in Welfare Party. He was Minister of Energy in 1996 in a coalition led by Welfare Party.
At the 3rd party congress held on October 26, 2008 in Ankara, he did not run for his re-election as the leader of the Felicity Party, and was succeeded by Numan Kurtulmuş.[1] He is a member of the Community of İskenderpaşa, a Turkish sufistic community of the Naqshbandi tariqah.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Saadet Partisi Genel Başkanlığına, Numan Kurtulmuş seçildi" (in Turkish). Nethaber. 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ Radikal: "Nakşibendi şeyhi öldü - Nakşibendi tarikatının ünlü kollarından İskender Paşa cemaatinin şeyhi Coşan, Avustralya'da trafik kazasında yaşamını yitirdi. Aynı kazada ölen Uyarel, şeyhin olası haleflerinden sayılıyordu" 5 Şubat 2001
References
- Biography (Turkish)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Erol Tuncer |
Minister of Public Works and Housing of Turkey 1977–1978 |
Succeeded by Ahmet Karaaslan |
| Preceded by Hüsnü Doğan |
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Cumhur Ersümer |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by İsmail Alptekin |
Leader of the Virtue Party (FP) 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by banned |
| Preceded by newly founded |
Leader of the Felicity Party (SP) Jul 20, 2001–May 11, 2003 |
Succeeded by Necmettin Erbakan |
| Preceded by Necmettin Erbakan |
Leader of the Felicity Party (SP) Apr 9, 2006–Oct 26, 2008 |
Succeeded by Numan Kurtulmuş |