Career
He left the AKP before the 2007 general election. In the 1970s, he worked for the Republican People"s Party (CHP).
He left the AKP before the 2007 general election. In the 1970s, he worked for the Republican People"s Party (CHP).
He was first elected as a Member of Parliament from the Islamist Welfare Party in 1995 and was re-elected in 1999 from the Virtue Party and 2002 from the AKP.