1944	Born in Diyarbakır
1968	Graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences(BA), University of Ankara
1968-1971	Appointed as a trainee governor under the Diyarbakır Governorship, Carried on his training as acting governor in Diyarbakır-Ergani, Bingöl-Genç, Malatya-Akçadağ and Malatya-Doğanşehir districts, respectively.Completed 'the 50th term Governor Training Course' successfully
1971-1973	Military service
1973-1976	District governor of Sarıkaya-Yozgat
1976-1977	The Chief of Police in Malatya Province
1977-1978	Deputy Governor of Kahramanmaraş Province
1978-1980	Police Chief in DG Security
1980	Appointed as governor of Rize Province and carried out the Mayorship, too.
1980-1987	Governor of Gaziantep Province, Awarded as "the bureaucrat of the year" during his service here
November 1987	Elected to Parliament on the Motherland Party ticket as one of Diyarbakır Deputies.
1989-1991	Minister of Interior
1995	Re-elected to Parliament on the Motherland Party ticket
March 1996	Minister of State in charge of GAP(Southeast Anatolian Project) and Atomic Energy Authority
September1996	Joined Welfare Party
1998	Deputy Chairman of the Virtue Party
1999	Re-elected to Parliament on the Virtue Party ticket as İstanbul MP
August 2001	Founding Member of the Justice and Development Party(AK Party)
November 2002	Re-elected to Parliament on the AK Party ticket,
	Appointed as Minister of Interior
	Married with two children.
	He can speak German.