Suat Kiniklioglu is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey where he holds the positions of AK Party Central Executive Committee member, AK Party Deputy Chairman of External Affairs, and Chairman of the Turkish-American Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group. He is a frequent contributor to international media outlets such as the International Herald Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. He studied at Carleton University in Ottawa Canada and received a B.A. in political science. He has a Master's degree in international relations from Bilkent University in Ankara.