Habip Soluk

Mehmet Habip Soluk (born 1950) is a Turkish politician and civil servant who served as the non-partisan Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication between 8 March 2011 and 6 July 2011 during the final months of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's second government. As the Undersecretary to the Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication, he took over as Minister from Justice and Development Party politician Binali Yıldırım three months before the 2011 general election as required by Article 114 of the Turkish Constitution. He is, formally, of no political affiliation, though this was proven to be untrue when he applied to become a Justice and Development Party (AKP) parliamentary candidate for the June 2015 general election.[1]

Habip Soluk
Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication
In office
8 March 2011 – 6 July 2011
Prime MinisterRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byBinali Yıldırım
Succeeded byBinali Yıldırım
Undersecretary to the Transport, Maritime and Communication Ministry
In office
21 November 2007 – 29 April 2014
MinisterBinali Yıldırım
Preceded byİbrahim Şahin
Succeeded byFeridun Bilgin
Personal details
Born
Mehmet Habip Soluk

1950
Sivas, Turkey
Political partyIndependent
Justice and Development Party (2015)
Alma materYıldız Technical University
OccupationCivil servant
WebsiteGovernment website

Early life and career

Soluk graduated from Yıldız Technical University as a mechanical engineer, working in the maritime sector in numerous positions. At one point, he became the Deputy CEO of PTT, the Turkish state postal service. He was made the deputy Undersecretary of the Transport, Maritime and Communication Ministry, taking over as Undersecretary after his predecessor İbrahim Şahin became the General Director of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT).[2]

Minister of Transport

Soluk became the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication on 8 March 2011, three months before the 2011 general election, as required by Article 114 of the Turkish Constitution. He served until Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan formed his third government on 6 July, having been re-elected for a third term. Soluk was both preceded and succeeded by Binali Yıldırım.

Later life

After serving as the Minister of Transport, Soluk continued to serve as the Undersecretary to the Ministry until 2014, when he retired. In 2015, he applied to become a Justice and Development Party candidate from the electoral district of Sivas, his hometown, but failed to secure nomination.

See also

References
  1. "M. Habip Soluk, Sivas Milletvekili Aday Adayı". AK Party. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. "Mehmet Habib Soluk (1950 - .... )". Kim Kimdir?. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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