Recai Kutan

Mehmet Recai Kutan (born 1930) is a Turkish politician and the former leader of Felicity Party (SP).

Recai Kutan
Kutan in 2009
Leader of the Felicity Party
In office
20 July 2001 – 11 May 2003
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byNecmettin Erbakan
In office
8 April 2006 – 26 October 2008
Acting: 30 January 2006 – 26 October 2008
Preceded byNecmettin Erbakan
Succeeded byNuman Kurtulmuş
Leader of the Virtue Party
In office
17 December 1997 – 22 June 2001
Preceded byParty established
Succeeded byParty abolished
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
In office
28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997
Prime MinisterNecmettin Erbakan
Preceded byHüsnü Doğan
Succeeded byCumhur Ersümer
Minister of Construction and Settlement
In office
21 July 1977 – 5 January 1978
Preceded byErol Tuncer
Succeeded byAhmet Karaaslan
Personal details
Born1930
Malatya, Turkey

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 26 October 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
  1. "Saadet Partisi Genel Başkanlığına, Numan Kurtulmuş seçildi" (in Turkish). Nethaber. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
  2. 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

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