Güneş MÜFTÜOĞLU

He was born in Çaycuma / Zonguldak in 1945. He completed his primary and secondary education in Çaycuma. He completed his high school education at Mehmet Çelikel High School. Later, he graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Law.

During his higher education, Müftüoğlu, who studied at the Üsküdar Music Society under the direction of the late composer Emin ONGAN, took part in the society's Istanbul Radio choir. Following his military service, Müftüoğlu, who worked as a lawyer in Çaycuma, also worked as the Legal Counsel of the Union.

He was elected as a deputy from Zonguldak in the 1987 and 1991 parliamentary elections. Between 1992-1995, he served as the Deputy Head of the DYP Group and served as the Minister of State in the 50th Turkish Government.

" Meclisin İçinden-Eylül, 1995", " Hukuk Devleti Ağustos 1994" and “Sosyal Devlet ve Hukuk Devleti-Aralık 1995” published by Müftüoğlu. He has books named "Türkiye’de Merkez Sağ ve Merkez Solda Birlik Arayışı", "Zonguldak Araştırması-Ağustos 1997" ready to be printed.

Müftüoğlu, who is also a qanun artist, has works on Turkish classical music. His songs named "Zonguldak Şarkısıin Uşşak maqam and nimsofian rhythm and "Mavi Dilekler" in kürdili-hicazkar maqam and düyek rhythm are included in the TRT repertoire.