Background
Güven was born on 24 June 1955 in Dursunbey, Balıkesir and graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Law in 1978.
Güven was born on 24 June 1955 in Dursunbey, Balıkesir and graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Law in 1978.
He became a candidate to become a judge in İstanbul. He served as a judge in the districts of Narman, İslahiye, Malkara, Fethiye and Ankara. He also served as the President of the Ankara Court of Commerce and served as the Deputy Undersecretary to the Ministry of Justice between 19 April 2005 and 13 July 2008.
On 24 January 2013, he succeeded Ali Econometrica as the President of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey.
On 13 July 2008, he was elected as a member of the Court of Cassation.