Zülküf Karatekin
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Zülküf Kayapinar | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Kayapınar | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) Kirkpinar |
| Party | Democratic Society Party (DTP) |
| Education | Engineering and Architecture |
| Alma mater | Selçuk University |
Zülküf Karatekin (born 1965, Kırkpınar, Diyarbakır[1]) is a Turkish engineer and politician of Kurdish descent. He was a member of the political parties Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP), the Democratic Society Party (DTP). He was elected the Mayor of Kayapinar and imprisoned during his second term in 2009.
He completed his primary school in Kırkpınar village and high school in Diyarbakır.[1] in 1986, Karatekin graduated from in Engineering and Architecture department from the Selçuk University in Konya.[1]
Professional career
He started to work at Iller Bank in 1987.[1] He was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors to the Chamber of Civil Engineers of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) in 1996 and as the chairman of it in 1998.[1] He was re-elected as the chairman for three terms.[1] He was exiled to Kastamonu in 1999 and later his employment contract was terminated by Iller Bank.[1]