Sadi Güven

Turkish judge

Sadi Güven


15th President of the Supreme Electoral Council
In office 24 January 2013 – 24 January 2020
Vice President	Turan Karakaya Erhan Çiftçi
Preceded by	Ali Em
Succeeded by	Muharrem Akkaya

Personal details
Born	(1955-06-24) 24 June 1955 (age 68) Dursunbey, Balıkesir, Turkey
Nationality	Turk
Alma mater	Istanbul University

Sadi Güven (born 24 June 1955) is a Turkish former judge who served as the 15th President of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey from 2013 to 2020.

Early life and career

Güven was born on 24 June 1955 in Dursunbey, Balıkesir and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1978. He became a candidate to become a judge in Istanbul. He served as a judge in the districts of Narman, İslahiye, Malkara, Fethiye and Ankara.^[1] He also served as the President of the Ankara Court of Commerce and served as the Deputy Undersecretary to the Ministry of Justice between 19 April 2005 and 13 July 2008.^[2] On 13 July 2008, he was elected as a member of the Court of Cassation. On 24 January 2013, he succeeded Ali Em as the President of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey.^[3]

References

^ "Sadi Güven Erken Seçim Kararının Uygulanması İle İlgili Neler Söyledi? YSK Başkanı Kimdir?". Archived from the original on 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
^ "Sadi Güven kimdir". Biyografi.net.tr. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "Sadi Güven kimdir?". Biyografi.info. Retrieved 20 October 2017.