PERSONAL
Born in Sivas-Zara, Turkey, 1948
Married to Binhan Demirel, 1994; one daughter Aslihan, 1997
Foreign Language: English
HIGHER EDUCATION
1972 Middle East Technical University, Industrial Engineering, B.Sc, Ankara,Turkey
1974 University of Bradford, Project Planning Center, Economic Development and Infrastructure Projects,
Bradford, United Kingdom
1976 Middle East Technical University, Industrial Engineering, M.Sc, Ankara,Turkey
1982 The Royal Institute of Public Administration, Advanced Management in Government,
London, United Kingdom
CAREER
1972 Chief Engineer, Turkish State Railways, ResearchPlanning and Coordination Department.
1979 Expert, Transportation and Telecommunications Sectors, State Planning Organization (SPO)
1981 Director, Public Investments Department, SPO
1984 Director General, Coordination Department,SPO
1985 Deputy Permanent Representative of the Turkish Delegation to the European Community, Brussels.
1987 Consultant, State Planning Organization
1991 Permanent Undersecretary, State Planning Organization, SPO
1991 Member of the Higher Education Council
1995-1999 Member of Turkish Parliament, Motherland Party (ANAP), Bursa Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Member of the Turkish Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, NATO PA Member of the Turkish Delegation to the Turkey-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee
2007-2011 Member of Turkish Parliament, Republican People's Party (CHP), Istanbul Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Member of the Turkish Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, NATO PA
2015-2018 Member of Turkish Parliament, Republican People's Party (CHP), Istanbul Member of the Turkish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, PACE
2018-2023 Member of Turkish Parliament, Republican People's Party (CHP), Istanbul Member of the Turkish Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, NATO PA