Bilal Macit
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Muhammet Bilal Macit is a Turkish
Turkey
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 politician
Politician
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. He was elected to Parliament
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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 in the 2011 general election
Turkish general election, 2011
Turkey's 17th general election was held on 12 June 2011 to elect 550 new members of Grand National Assembly. They were Turkey's first non-early elections in 34 years.-Background:...

 as a Justice and Development Party
Justice and Development Party (Turkey)
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 (AK Party) deputy.

Early life

Macit was born on September 11, 1984 in Istanbul. He completed his junior high school education at Istanbul Kartal Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi and his high school education at Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi. He earned a scholarship program for Social and Political Sciences at Sabanci University
Sabanci University
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. He graduated from this university in 2008, specializing in international relations. He also received lessons on Media and Political Relations at Boston University
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.

Macit went to England
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 for a postgraduate education
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. He has received a Master's Degree
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 in Business Administration from Brunel University
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. He then completed a master's degree in public policy at the University of King's College London
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. He produced academic studies about democracy and development.

He gained work experience
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 at AC Nielsen, Coca-Cola
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 and Turkish Airlines
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. He speaks English
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 and French
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 fluently

Political career

Bilal Macit joined the ruling Justice and Development Party and became a Member of Parliament
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 after the 2011 general election
Turkish general election, 2011
Turkey's 17th general election was held on 12 June 2011 to elect 550 new members of Grand National Assembly. They were Turkey's first non-early elections in 34 years.-Background:...

. He is the youngest MP of the 24th parliamentary term.

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