Yılmaz Tunç

Yılmaz Tunç (born 1971) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Minister of Justice in the Cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Before he was several terms a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Early life and education

Yılmaz Tunç was born in Ulukaya of the Ulus district in the province of Bartın. He attended primary school in the village and graduated from high school in Kastamonu. Following he studied law at the University of Istanbul from which he graduated in 1995. He then made his military service in western Turkey.

Political career

Tunç became the vice-president Pendik branch of the Virtue Party in 1998 and a member of the municipal councilor of Pendik in 1999. In 2001 he became the founding chairman of the Pendik branch of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In the general elections of 2011, June 2015, the snap elections of November 2015 and 2018 he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Bartin for the AKP.

Minister of Justice

In June 2023, he was announced as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As such he announced plans to introduce a cap on rent hikes of 25%.

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