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Assoc. Prof. Hüseyin Çelik was born in Gürpinar, Van in 1959. He graduated from Faculty of Letters of Istanbul University in 1983. He started his academic career as an assistant in Yüzüncü Yil University the same year. In 1987, he became an academic staff of Istanbul University. Between 1988 and 1991, he did research in England as part of his doctorate degree. Meanwhile, he pursued his MA studies at the Department of Turkish Politics of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London University. He did research in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France on the “Society of New Ottomans” which was the first political movement in Turkey. He received his doctorate degree with a thesis on “Ali Suavi and His Era” in 1991. He became an assistant professor in Yüzüncü Yil University in 1992 and an associate professor in 1997.
He was elected as a member of parliament for the True Path Party (DYP), representing the province of Van in the General Elections held on April 18, 1999. After he resigned from the True Path Party on July 3, 2001, he co-founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP). When the Party Group of AKP was established in the Grand National Assembly, he was elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Group. He was reelected as a member of parliament representing the province of Van in the General Elections held on November 3, 2002. He was the Minister of Culture in the 58th Government of Republic of Turkey. Presently he is the Minister of National Education of the 59th Cabinet.
He is the author of 15 publications on intellectual and political trends, Turkish culture, political history, literature and current national issues. He is married with three children. He speaks fluent English.
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