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Ismail Tipi (born January 3, 1959 in Izmir) is a Hessian politician (CDU) and member of the Hessian parliament.
Professional life
Since 1972 Ismail Tipi lives in Germany, 1995 he received German citizenship.He worked as a journalist for Turkish and German media, among others, for the Turkish-language Hürriyet as deputy editorial director Europe for Star TV and for the Offenbach-Post.
Politics
Tipi has been a member of the CDU since 1999. In 2006 he was elected an Alderman in Heusenstamm, in 2007 a council deputy for Offenbach. In the Hessian state election of 2009 he was a candidate number 67 of the state list and a replacement candidate in place 2 for the Offenbach. Following the resignation of Volker Hoff from the Hessian parliament, he was promoted to the parliament on February 9, 2010. He is the first ethnic Turkish politician in the Hessian CDU. Tipi retained his seat in the Hessian state election of 2013 with a direct mandate in place 2 for Offenbach with 46.1% of the vote.
Tipi calls internal security, religious extremism, immigration and integration policies his priorities. He has since made a name in the fight against religious extremism, above all, Salafism, nationwide. His political commitment against radical Salafists has already led to death threats against his person. Tipi considers the recent recruitment by Salafists in German schools to be particularly dangerous.
In the Hessen parliament Tipi is assigned to the Committee for Europe (EEA), the Committee Social Affairs and Inclusion (SIA), the Council of Elders and the Main Committee (HAA). He is also the spokesman for integration policy for the CDU parliamentary caucus in Hesse and chairman of the State Committee of Experts "Integration and Migration" for the CDU in Hesse and a member of the education inquiry-commission.
Personal life
Tipi is married and has a daughter.
Tipi is committed to Islam, but says he was raised in a secular household. He is committed to stopping Salafism and a parallel Islamic judicial system in Germany. He feels that the use of so-called Islamic magistrates hinder successful integration of Muslims in Germany.