Dr. Süleyman Elban

Dr. Süleyman ELBAN was born on June 6, 1969, in Kırşehir. He completed his primary education in Germany and Kırşehir, and his secondary education in Kırşehir. In 1992, he graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration.

After serving as a research assistant at Abant İzzet Baysal University and as an Assistant Expert at the Prime Ministry’s Directorate of State Personnel, he began his career as a district governor candidate in 1994 in Eskişehir.

Between 1995 and 1996, he spent eight months in England for language and public administration training. Following his assignments as Acting District Governor of Edirne-Havsa, District Governor of Samsun-Yakakent, and District Governor of Elazığ-Karakoçan, he was appointed as Branch Director at the Directorate General of Local Authorities in 2003.

At the Directorate General of Local Authorities, he also served as Head of Department and Deputy Director General.

He holds two master’s degrees: the first in Local Governments from Fırat University Institute of Social Sciences in 2003, and the second from the University of Portsmouth (UK) in 2008, in Public Administration and the European Union, focusing on Public–Private Partnerships (PPP).

During his 13 years of service at the Directorate General of Local Authorities, he took part in the preparation of laws, as well as secondary and subordinate regulations, within the scope of local government reforms. He also served as an instructor in many training programs organized in the field of local governments and has published various articles on the subject.

In addition, he is the author of four published books: Municipal Revenues Law (August 2012), Applications of the Municipal Law (March 2013), Golden Guide to Municipal Legislation with Questions and Answers (October 2014), and Questions and Answers on Local Governments’ Revenues and Expenditures (May 2015).

He is married with two children and has a good command of English.