Yusuf Tekin became the Minister of National Education in the new cabinet announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Information about Yusuf Tekin's life and education has become one of the most sought after topics on the internet.
After the new cabinet was announced, the question of who is the Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin entered the most wanted list on the internet. Dr. Yusuf Tekin was born in Tortum, Erzurum in 1970. Having completed his primary and secondary education in Rize, Tekin graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration in 1994.
Tekin, who started his professional career as a research assistant at Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration, Department of Political and Social Sciences, completed his master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 in the field of politics and social sciences.
Yusuf Tekin was appointed as a lecturer to the Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration. Working as an assistant professor at the same faculty until 2007, Tekin became an associate professor in the field of politics and social sciences in the same year.
After working at the same university until 2009, Tekin was appointed to the Faculty of Security Sciences, Presidency of the Police Academy.
Throughout his academic life, Tekin also held administrative positions such as department chair, vice dean, university senate member, faculty and institute board member.
Appointed as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in 2011, Tekin implemented joint projects carried out by the ministry with universities during this duty.
Yusuf Tekin, who started his duty as the Undersecretary of the Ministry of National Education in 2013, carried out studies on the creation of education policies in coordination with YÖK and universities. Tekin was the chairman of the board of trustees of Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University in 2015-2018.
Tekin, who returned to teaching after the removal of the position of undersecretary with the transition to the Presidential Government System, became a professor at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Political Science and Public Administration.
prof. Dr. Yusuf Tekin started his duty as the Rector of Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University on September 15, 2018. Married with three children, Tekin speaks English well.