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Gül was born to working-class parents in Nizip on 12 March 1977. His father is originally from Artvin. His mother was the daughter of an Islamic scholar born in Çermik and mentored by Said Nursî.[2] She knew Kurdish.[3] Gül attended a local high school, showing political interest from a young age. He completed his higher education at Ankara University.[4]
Political career
He was assigned as a member of board in Ankara Youth Community of Virtue Party (FP) and Welfare Party (RP). He was the head of the National Youth Foundation from 1999 to 2001. Between 2001 and 2003, he was the vice chairman of FP. From 2003 to 2010, he participated in the General Administration Board of FP as a member. From November 2010 to 22 September 2012, he served a member of the Founders' Board of People's Voice Party (HSP).
After the union of Justice and Development Party (AKP) and HSP, he was chosen as a member of the Official Decision and Administration Committee on 30 September 2012, at the 4th Ordinary Congress of AKP. In the general election of June 2015, he has been elected into the parliament as deputy of Gaziantep. He served as General Secretary of AKP from the meeting of Official Decision and Administration Committee at 13 September 2015[5] until being replaced by Fatih Şahin on 20 July 2017.[6]