Ömer Dinçer (born 10 September 1956 in Karaman) is a Turkish politician and academic. Before becoming a member of the Turkish parliament, he taught at Marmara University for years and published many papers in his field.
Ömer Dinçer | |
|---|---|
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 6 July 2011 – 24 January 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Nimet Çubukçu |
| Succeeded by | Nabi Avcı |
| Minister of Labor and Social Security | |
| In office 1 May 2009 – 6 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Faruk Çelik |
| Succeeded by | Faruk Çelik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1956 Karaman, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
| Alma mater | Atatürk University Istanbul University |
| Occupation | Politician, akademician |
He is the architect of the 12-year compulsory education system[citation needed], and has reformed and restructured the primary school and high school curricula as well as educational philosophy.
On 21 October 2005, Council of Higher Education of Turkey (YÖK) identified extensive plagiarism in his academic book Introduction to Business Administration and expelled Dinçer from teaching profession at any university in Turkey.[1] Dinçer appealed the charge, but it was upheld in court.
In the elections of 2007 Dinçer was elected as a member of parliament. On 1 May 2009 he was appointed as Minister of Labor and Social Security in the second cabinet of Erdoğan. On 6 July 2011 he was appointed as Minister of National Education in the third cabinet of Erdoğan. Same year, Council of Higher Education of Turkey had quietly cleared Dinçer to the dismay of many academics. The council confirmed that it had withdrawn the charges, but did not provide any particular reasons.[2]
On 24 January 2013, he was replaced by Nabi Avcı from his post.[3]
References
edit- ^ Sami, Sedat (2006). Silent capitulations : the Kemalist Republic under assault. Lincoln, NY: iUniverse, Inc. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-595-38716-8.
- ^ Abbott, Allison. "Contested plagiarism charge on new Turkish government". Nature. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Şenyüz, Selçuk (24 January 2012). "Sürpriz zirve sonrası kabine değişikliği". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 24 January 2013.
External links
edit- (in Turkish) Biography of Ömer Dinçer at the website of AK
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