sentences:  Tüzmen entered politics from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).Elected in the 2002 general election held on November 3, he became a member of the 22nd Parliament as a deputy of Gaziantep.He was appointed Minister of State in the 58th (November 19, 2002 - March 12, 2003) and 59th government (March 14, 2003 - August 28, 2007).