Kutbettin Arzu | |
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Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock | |
In office 28 August 2015 – 17 November 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Ahmet Davutoğlu |
Preceded by | Mehmet Mehdi Eker |
Succeeded by | Faruk Çelik |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 22 July 2007 – 12 June 2011 | |
Constituency | Diyarbakır (2007) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kutbettin Arzu 1 April 1955 Diyarbakır, Turkey |
Died | 30 August 2023 Yalova, Turkey | (aged 68)
Political party | Independent (de jure) Justice and Development Party (AKP) (before 2015) |
Alma mater | Karadeniz Technical University |
Occupation | Politician |
Cabinet | 63rd |
Kutbettin Arzu (1 April 1955 – 30 August 2023) was a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 17 November 2015. He was a Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician, having served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır between 2007 and 2011. He was the AKP's mayoral candidate for Diyarbakır in the 2009 local elections, but lost to the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).