Kurtulmus is married to Sevgi Kurtulmuş, in which he married in 1988. He has 3 children, named Ayşe, İsmail and Emir. He speaks English fluently. He is a fan of Fenerbahçe FC.[4]
He's authored two books Post-Industrial Transformation and The Japanese Human Resource Management. Published master's degree and Phd thesis on Integration of Inventory Management by the Database Approach and The change of Industrial Relations for Terms of Model Human Type, also with many articles.
He authored a book Bringing Turkey to the Future on the confused current world with some proposals for a new future via multi-disciplines in 2020.[7]
Political career
Numan Kurtulmuş meets Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria Nikolina Angelkova, 2018
He was kicked-off politic on Virtue Party in 1998. The party has been shut down by Constitutional Court and he joined Felicity Party. Elected as chairman at the party congress held in 2008 and has been here until 2010. Leaded establishing the People's Voice Party (HAS Party) in 2010. Upon the proposal of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, AKP and HAS Party united in 2012. Within the framework of this combination, HAS Party has been terminated itself and Kurtulmuş joined AKP with many people.
Virtue Party (1998–2001)
In 1998, he began the political career with Necmettin Erbakan and served as the chairman in Istanbul and a Member of the Main Administrative Board. When ended Virtue Party, he joined the Felicity Party in 2001.
Felicity Party (2001–2010)
He served as chairman in Istanbul and Deputy Chairman of Party until 2008 at Felicity Party. Recai Kutan who Chairman of Felicity Party announced on 17 October 2008 that Numan Kurtulmuş will be candidate in the party congress to be held in Ankara on 26 October 2008.[8][9][10] The slogan was "Felicity Now!" And he was elected as a Chairman of Felicity Party by all valid 924 vote of the used 946 at 3rd Party Congress held in Ankara Atatürk Sports Hall.[11][12][13]
In 2010, he had divergency with Necmettin Erbakan who was the leader of the Milli Görüş Movement. Numan Kurtulmuş was re-elected as Chairman of Party, participating as just one candidate of the two lists at the 4th Party Congress held in Ankara on 11 July 2010. Numan Kurtulmuş participated in the election of Main Administrative Board with the white list against Necmettin Erbakan's green list. And the winner white list meant to be kicking Necmettin Erbakan and his friends out.[14]
And then later 650 delegates asked congress again, but this request was rejected by Party's General Administrative Board. Upon the decision appointment of the congress call committee by the court, 53 chairman, 65 mayors and many politician left Felicity Party on 1 October 2010.[15]
Kurtulmuş announced a new political movement, calls Civilization Politics Movement.[16]
People's Voice Party (2010–2012)
Numan Kurtulmuş meets Prime Minister of Palestine Ismail Haniyeh, 2012
235 politicians who united around Civilization Politics Movement founded the People's Voice Party (HAS Party) on 1 November 2010.[17] And Kurtulmuş was elected as chairman of the party by 207 votes of 210 delegates[18] at the 1st party congress held in Ankara Atatürk Sports Hall on 28 November 2010 on the 28th day of the founded of HAS Party.[19]
Combination process
Chairman of AKP and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan offered Kurtulmuş to combinate AKP with HAS Party on 12 July 2012.[20] According to the decision taken by the authorized persons of two sides and combination process has started.[21] HAS Party invited the delegates and dissolved itself at the extraordinary congress held on 19 September 2012 by 165 votes of the current 177 delegates according to the decision of combination.[22]
Justice and Development Party (2012–Current)
After the HAS Party's termination, Kurtulmuş joined AKP at a ceremony held in Istanbul on 22 September 2012 with many people.[23]
– Kurtulmuş was elected as a Member of Main Administrative Board at 4th AKP Congress held in Ankara on 30 September 2012, was appointed as vice chairman of party on the economy politics.[24]
– Kurtulmuş was elected as the Orduparliamentarian in the elections of June 2015 and became Deputy Prime Minister and Spokesperson again at the 63rd Government under Ahmet Davutoğlu's Prime Ministry.[26]
– Kurtulmuş was elected as the Ordu parliamentarian again in the elections of November 2015, became Deputy Prime Minister and Spokesperson again at 64th Government under Ahmet Davutoğlu's Prime Ministry.[27]
– Ahmet Davutoğlu when resigned prime ministry President Erdogan gave the government formation duty to Binali Yıldırım. Kurtulmuş served as deputy prime minister again at 65th Government under Binali Yıldırım's Prime Ministry. After a while held on 19 July 2017 he became Minister of Culture and Tourism in cabinet overhaul.[28]
– Kurtulmuş was elected as a parliamentarian of Istanbul on 24 June 2018 and became Deputy chairman of AKP at the 6th party congress, on 18 August 2018.[29]