Eyüp Aşık (born 1953, Çaykara [1]) is a former Turkish politician. He represented Trabzon in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Motherland Party (ANAP) from 1983 to 2001. [2] In the mid-1990s he was a minister of state responsible for Tekel. [3]
Career
Aşık was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1983 for the Motherland Party (ANAP) party, and was re-elected repeatedly. [4] In the mid-1990s he was a minister of state responsible for Tekel, [3] and a member of a 1993 - 1995 parliamentary commission to research killings by unknown perpetrators (faili meçhul cinayetleri araştırma komisyonu). [5] He resigned his seat as deputy and his position as minister of state on 16 November 1998, after allegations (which Aşık denied) of a relationship with mob boss Alaattin Çakıcı. [6] In February 1999 he was acquitted on charges of aiding the mafia. [7] [8]
Aşık was re-elected to parliament in the 1999 elections. [9] He defected from ANAP to the DYP in 2001, [10] but failed to win a seat in the 2002 elections. [6] He was a Democratic Party candidate in the 2007 elections. [11]
References
- ^ kimkimdir.gen.tr, Eyüp Aşık (1953 - .... ) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Today's Zaman, 12 September 2010, Former politicians find there’s life after politics
- ^ a b Hurriyet Daily News, 4 November 1997, Asik: 1998's privatization will reach $10 billion
- ^ Hurriyet, 3 September 2002, DYP'li vekillere önseçim darbesi
- ^ Radikal, 24 October 2008, Faili meçhul komisyonu üyeleri 1000 cinayeti 15 yıl önce görmüştü...
- ^ a b Hurriyet Daily News, 18 December 2002, Trial process for Asik and Bucak kicks off
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 4 February 1999, Court acquits Eyup Asik in mafia trial
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 5 February 1999, Asik defends himself
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 10 July 1999, Court suspends the Asik trial due to deputy's legislative immunity
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 4 October 2001, Eyup Asik joins DYP
- ^ Hurriyet Daily News, 9 July 2007, Fish, nuts and jobs; elections in Trabzon