Nabi Avcı

Nabi Avcı (born 8 October 1953, in Demirköy, Pazaryeri, Bilecik, Turkey) is a Turkish academic, writer and politician who was formerly chief advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Early years
Nabi Avcı was born to Abdullah Avcı and his wife Habibe. He graduated from Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Administrative science, and earned later his PhD in Communication science from Anadolu University. In 1974, Avcı entered Ministry of Culture as a clerk.

Career
During the foundation years of Anadolu University, he served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Communication science. Avcı was appointed as advisor at the Ministry of National Education and to the Prime Minister. He worked also as the program director at a television channel as well as a newspaper columnist and advisor to the editor-in-chief.

In 2000, he became a professor of Communication science at Istanbul Bilgi University. Avcı was appointed 2003 as chief advisor to the Prime minister.

Nabi Avcı served as a board member of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and chairman of the Turkey National Committee of UNESCO.

Politics
Avcı was elected as a Member of Parliament for Eskişehir in the 2011 general election. On 24 January 2013, he was appointed Minister of National Education replacing Ömer Dinçer in the cabinet.

Family life
Avcı is married and has five children.

Books
Avcı has authored a number of books, including four that have been described as Traditionalist, also translating René Guénon's The Crisis of the Modern World into Turkish as Modern Dünyanın Bunalımı.