Osman Aşkın Bak (born October 11, 1966) is a Turkish mechanical engineer, politician and the current Minister of Youth and Sports.
Osman Aşkın Bak | |
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.png) Bak in 2022 | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2023 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Mehmet Kasapoğlu |
| In office 19 July 2017 – 9 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Akif Çağatay Kılıç |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Kasapoğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 12 June 2011 – 2 June 2023 | |
| Constituency | Istanbul - (2011) Rize (June 2015) Rize - (Nov 2015) Rize - (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1966 Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Turkish |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse | Tülay Bak |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
| Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
| Cabinet | 65th 67th |
Early life and education edit
His family originates from the Derinsu village of the Pazar district of Rize.
He attended Kabataş Boys High School from 1980 to 1983, and met later president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who lived in the same neighborhood during this period. He later attended and graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in 1987. During his university years, he managed the football team Esenler Erokspor, and participated in election preparations for the Welfare Party alongside Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]
In 1988, he moved to London, later beginning his postgraduate on Business Management and Industrial Engineering at the University of Nottingham, during which he worked as a football referee in Nottingham for two years. In 1992, he completed his postgraduate and returned to Turkey, beginning his doctorate at Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science on Industrial Engineering.
He served as a member of the Executive Board of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey and the Turkish-Iranian Business Council. He has also served as a Council Member at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and served as General Secretary, President, and Board Member in various sports clubs.
Political career edit
He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Istanbul in the 24th term and for Rize in the 25th, 26th and 27th Term.[2] He became a member of the Turkish Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Spokesperson of the Foreign Affairs Commission. He was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Political Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. He has also served as Chairman of the Anti-Doping Investigation Commission.[3][4] He previously served as Minister of Youth and Sports in the 65th cabinet of Turkey, and is currently serving as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the 67th cabinet of Turkey.[5]
Personal life edit
Bak is fluent in English and knows an intermediate amount of German and Persian. He is married and has 4 children.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Osman Aşkın Bak kimdir?" [Who is Osman Aşkın Bak?]. www.biyografi.info (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Osman Aşkın BAK". Ak Parti Rize. Ak Parti. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Bakan" [Minister]. Turkish Athletic Federation (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Osman Aşkın BAK". www.tccb.gov.tr. Presidency Of The Republic Of Turkey. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "YENİ KABİNE LİSTESİ 2023: Yeni kabine üyeleri kimler, hangi bakanlar var? İşte yeni Bakanların isimleri". NEW CABINET LIST 2023: Who are the new cabinet members? Which ministers are there? Names of the new ministers. (in Turkish). Habertürk. 2023-06-06. Archived from the original on 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "T.C. Gençlik ve Spor Bakanı - Bakan" [Turkey Ministry of Youth and Sports - Minister]. gsb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-14.