13 Facts About Fatih Erbakan

Fatih Erbakan was born on 1 January 1979 in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey.

Fatih Erbakan graduated from Baskent University in the field of electrical engineering.

Fatih Erbakan went to England to continue his higher education in pursuit of a Master's degree, but returned to Turkey in 2005 when his mother, Nermin Erbakan, died.

Fatih Erbakan later got his Master's degree from Baskent University.

Fatih Erbakan completed his doctorate in management and organization at the same university.

Fatih Erbakan was on the Board of the Headquarters Youth Branch, remaining in the party until the 5th Ordinary Congress in 2014.

Fatih Erbakan announced his candidacy for the 2023 Turkish presidential election, but later dropped out of the race and endorsed incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Fatih Erbakan is against LGBT rights, and has declared that LGBT people are "a perversion banned in every religion".

Fatih Erbakan aims to lift a law that protects women and children against domestic violence, calling it "fascist and feminist".

Fatih Erbakan is in favor of spiritual education and opposed to the teaching of evolution theory in Turkish schools as it would make them either members of the Kurdistan Workers Party or communists since the PKK teaches this.

Fatih Erbakan was a supporter of the anti-vax movement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Fatih Erbakan claimed COVID-19 vaccines could lead to people giving birth to "half-human, half-monkey" children.

Fatih Erbakan supports closing the Kurecik Radar Station, operated by NATO, saying the "intelligence shared with the US and the UK is directly used to protect Israel".