Recai Kutan

Mehmet Recai Kutan (born 1930, Malatya) is a Turkish politician and the former leader of Felicity Party (SP).

Recai Kutan
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey
In office
28 June 1996 – 30 June 1997
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
Born1930
Malatya, Turkey

Biography

Kutan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering in 1952. Until 1973, he worked as an engineer in various projects including the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). His political career started 1973 in National Salvation Party and after 1983 he served in Welfare Party. He was Minister of Energy in 1996 in a coalition led by Welfare Party.

At the 3rd party congress held on 26 October 2008 in Ankara, he did not run for his re-election as the leader of the Felicity Party, and was succeeded by Numan Kurtulmuş.[1] He is a member of the Community of İskenderpaşa, a Turkish sufistic community of the Naqshbandi tariqah.[2]

Footnotes
  1. "Saadet Partisi Genel Başkanlığına, Numan Kurtulmuş seçildi" (in Turkish). Nethaber. 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
  2. Radikal: "Nakşibendi şeyhi öldü - Nakşibendi tarikatının ünlü kollarından İskender Paşa cemaatinin şeyhi Coşan, Avustralya'da trafik kazasında yaşamını yitirdi. Aynı kazada ölen Uyarel, şeyhin olası haleflerinden sayılıyordu" 5 Şubat 2001

References
Political offices
Preceded by
Erol Tuncer		 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
Cumhur Ersümer
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
Necmettin Erbakan
Preceded by
Necmettin Erbakan		 Leader of the Felicity Party (SP)
9 April 2006–26 October 2008		 Succeeded by
Numan Kurtulmuş


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