Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu

Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu (born 1949 in Sürmene, Turkey) is a minister of state of Turkey. He is a professor of religious studies.

Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu
Minister of State (Responsible for Religious Affairs and Turkish World)
In office 29 August 2007 – 1 May 2009
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Faruk Çelik
President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
In office 17 June 1987 – 2 January 1992
President	Kenan Evren Turgut Özal
Preceded by	Tayyar Altıkulaç
Succeeded by	Mehmet Nuri Yılmaz
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office 3 November 2002 – 12 June 2011
Constituency	Ankara (II) (2002, 2007)
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-03) December 3, 1949 Sürmene, Trabzon, Turkey
Political party	Justice and Development Party

Family, education and scientific career

Yazıcıoğlu went to Grammar School and High School in Milas in Western Turkey. From 1967 to 1971 he studied Islamic theology at Ankara University. To obtain a Ph.D. equivalent the Department for Education sent him to France. Subsequently he came back to Ankara University as an assistant. He attained the post of a professor in 1988.

Family

Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu is married and father of two children. His brother Recep Yazıcıoğlu (died September 8, 2003) was the governor of Denizli and popular nationwide as "super governor" (Süper Vali).

Political career

Yazıcıoğlu was assigned head of the Presidency of Religious Affairs 1987–1992. In 2002 Yazıcıoğlu was elected to the parliament for AKP. In the ministry of Erdoğan he was first responsible for religious affairs.

References

• Who is Who – Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sait Yazıcıoğlu (in Turkish)