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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
Born(1930-04-05)5 April 1930[citation needed]
Darende, Turkey
Died7 October 2024(2024-10-07) (aged 94)
Ankara, Turkey

Mehmet Recai Kutan (5 April 1930[citation needed] – 7 October 2024) was a Turkish politician who was the leader of the Felicity Party (SP).

Life and career

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Kutan graduated from ITU obtaining a degree in civil engineering in 1952. Until 1973, he worked as an engineer in various projects including the GAP. His political career started 1973 in MSP and after 1983 he served in Welfare Party. He was minister of energy in 1996 in a coalition led by Refah Party.

At the 3rd party congress held on 26 October 2008 in Ankara, he did not run for re-election as the leader of the SP, and was succeeded by Numan Kurtulmuş in the post.[1] He was a member of the İsmailağa, a Turkish sufistic community of the Naqshbandi tariqah.

Kutan died on 7 October 2024, at the age of 94.[2] He was buried at Karşıyaka Cemetery in Ankara.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Saadet Partisi Genel Başkanlığına, Numan Kurtulmuş seçildi" (in Turkish). Nethaber. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Saadet Partisi Kurucusu Recai Kutan hayatını kaybetti". Halk TV (in Turkish). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Recai Kutan defnedildi". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Public Works and Housing of Turkey
1977–1978
Succeeded by
Ahmet Karaaslan
Preceded by
Hüsnü Doğan
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey
1996–1997
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
İsmail Alptekin
Leader of the Virtue Party (FP)
1998–2001
Succeeded by
banned
Preceded by
newly founded
Leader of the Felicity Party (SP)
20 July 2001 – 11 May 2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Leader of the Felicity Party (SP)
9 April 2006 – 26 October 2008
Succeeded by