Burcu Köksal

Burcu Köksal (born 18 January 1980) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar since 7 June 2015.

Burcu Köksal

MP
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2015
ConstituencyAfyonkarahisar (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
Personal details
Born (1980-01-18) January 18, 1980
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Nationality
Political partyRepublican People's Party (CHP) (2015-Present)
İyi Party (2018)
Spouse(s)
Yasin Köksal (m. 2015)
Alma materİstanbul University
OccupationPolitician

Early life and career

Burcu Köksal was born on 18 January 1980 to a family of teachers in Afyonkarahisar. She completed her primary and secondary education in Afyonkarahisar and graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Law. She has been a lawyer in Afyonkarahisar since 8 March 2004.[1]

Political career

Having been the President of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Afyonkarahisar Women's Branch in 2007, Köksal was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar in the June 2015 general election.[2]

Köksal was one of 15 CHP deputies to join the İyi Party on 21 April 2018.[3] Despite this she was placed first on the CHP Party list for Afyonkarahisar in the 2018 Elections.[4]

She is a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Presidency Council as virtue of being a clerk member for the 27th Parliament of Turkey[5]

See also

References
  1. "Biyografi". Haberler.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. "Seçim sonuçları". Haberler.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/15-chp-mps-quit-and-join-iyi-party-to-secure-its-participation-in-snap-election-130692
  4. http://www.afyonkarahisar.com.tr/yazar-2692-tamam_mi__devam_mi_.html
  5. https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/develop/owa/baskanlik_divani_sd.liste
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