By Emin Avundukluoglu
ANKARA (AA) - Bekir Bozdag was sworn in as Turkiye's new justice minister on Tuesday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed Bozdag as the country's new justice minister early on Saturday, in a decision published in the Official Gazette.
Bozdag, 56, replaced Abdulhamit Gul, who held the portfolio for five years.
A lawyer and politician, Bozdag is a theology graduate and holds a master's degree in history of religion.
He also has a second undergraduate degree in law.
Bozdag had served once before as justice minister from 2013 to 2017. He also held the post of deputy prime minister twice in 2011-2013 and 2017-2018.
As a lawmaker for the Justice and Development (AK) Party, he was elected head of parliament's constitutional commission in 2018.