12 Facts About Veysi Kaynak

Veysi Kaynak is a Member of Parliament Kahramanmaras since the June 2015 general election, having previously served from 2007 to 2011.

Veysi Kaynak later served as the mayor of Kahramanmaras briefly in 1999 before being elected as an MP in the 2007 general election.

Veysi Kaynak is still a Deputy President of the International Anti-Corruption Academy.

Veysi Kaynak was born on 1 January 1962 in Kahramanmaras.

Veysi Kaynak graduated from Kahramanmaras Imam Hatip school in 1981 and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1985.

Veysi Kaynak worked as a freelance lawyer following graduation and served as an executive board member in the private sector.

Veysi Kaynak was elected as a Member of Parliament for Kahramanmaras in the 2007 general election.

Veysi Kaynak served as the President of the Turkey-Bahrain Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group.

Veysi Kaynak became an MP for a second time in the June 2015 general election, again being elected from Kahramanmaras.

Veysi Kaynak was re-elected in the November 2015 snap general election, becoming a member of the Parliamentary Justice Commission and the Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Security and Intelligence Commission.

In 2010, Veysi Kaynak was caught committing ballot fraud by attempting to present marked ballot papers belonging to MPs not in the Parliamentary chamber during the voting procedures concerning International Agreements in Parliament.

In 2010, Veysi Kaynak caused controversy after he submitted a proposed bill that would lift prison sentences from office-holders that had committed bribery and used their powers for personal gain.