The person appointed to the position of deputy group chairman in the AKP, which was vacated by Bekir Bozdağ's resignation, has been announced. AKP President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Tokat Deputy Yusuf Beyazıt was appointed as group deputy chairman instead of Bozdağ. So, who is Yusuf Beyazıt? How old is Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Yusuf Beyazıt, and where is he from? What were Yusuf Beyazıt's previous duties?
WHO IS YUSUF BEYAZIT?
He was born in Niksar in 1962. He completed his primary and secondary education in Tokat. He completed his high school education at Kayseri High School and Kayseri Imam Hatip High School. He graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law and Erciyes University Faculty of Theology. He completed his master's degree in Public Administration Department of TODAİE (Türkiye and Middle East Public Administration Institute).
He taught at various schools in Kilis, Niksar and Ankara. He worked as a freelance lawyer in Ankara.
After Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, he served as Executive Director, Head of Real Estate Expropriation Department and General Legal Counsel of İSKİ, respectively, in Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. During this period, he served as a board member and chairman of KİPTAŞ, BELTUR and Kültür A.Ş. His articles on education and labor were published in various magazines and newspapers. He taught legislation at Marmara University.
On February 14, 1992, he was among the founders of the Educators Union Union (Eğitim-Bir-Sen) affiliated with the Memur-Sen Confederation. He served as the Deputy Chairman of Eğitim-Bir-Sen.
In 2003, he was appointed as the General Director of Foundations. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vakıflar Bankası. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Güneş Sigorta, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vakıf Emeklilik, Member of the Board of Directors of the Credit and Dormitories Institution and the Social Assistance Fund.
He was elected as AKP Tokat Deputy in the 26th Term Parliamentary General Elections held on November 1, 2015. During the 26th Legislative Period, he served as a member of the Planning and Budget Commission, Chairman of the National Defense Commission and Founding Chairman of the Türkiye-Iran Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group.
He was re-elected as AKP Tokat Deputy in the 27th Term Parliamentary General Elections held on 7 June 2018. During this period, he served as the Chairman of the AKP Group Disciplinary Board, the Chairman of the Türkiye-Denmark Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group and the Chairman of the Constitutional Commission of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
He was re-elected as AKP Tokat Deputy in the 28th Term Parliamentary General Elections.
He founded the Yusuf Beyazıt Education and Culture Foundation in January 2023.
On October 7, 2026, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, from AKP, announced at the Opening Meeting of the Legislative Year, where he met with MPs at the AKP Congress Center, that Tokat Deputy Yusuf Beyazıt was appointed to replace Bekir Bozdağ, who resigned from his post as Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly due to health problems.
PRIVATE LIFE OF YUSUF BEYAZIT
Yusuf Beyazıt, who speaks fluent English and Arabic, is married and the father of three children.
