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
Parliamentary group leader of the Republican People's Party
Assumed office
3 June 2023
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Preceded byEngin Altay
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2015
ConstituencyAfyonkarahisar (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018, 2023)
Personal details
Born (1980-01-18) January 18, 1980
Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
NationalityTurkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party (CHP) (2015-Present)
Good Party (2018)
Spouse
Yasin Köksal
​
(m. 2015)​
Alma materIstanbul 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 Istanbul University Faculty of Law. She has been a lawyer in Afyonkarahisar since 8 March 2004.[1]

Political career

Koksal served as President of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Afyonkarahisar Women's Branch in 2007. Köksal contested CHP preselection for the June 2015 general election, she beat incumbent CHP MP Ahmet Toptaş for the first place list position,[2] and was subsequently elected as the lone CHP Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar.[3] She was narrowly re-elected in the snap November 2015 elections.[4]

Köksal was one of 15 CHP deputies to join the Good Party on 21 April 2018 in order to make the party eligible to contest the 2018 election.[5] She retained first place on the CHP party list for Afyonkarahisar in the 2018 Elections and was re-elected.[6]

She was a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Presidency Council for the first half of the 27th Parliament of Turkey

Köksal was renominated for the first place list position for Afyonkarahisar for the 2023 elections, she was re-elected.[7][8] She was then named a CHP deputy leader for the 28th Turkish Parliament.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Biyografi". Haberler.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. "Afyonkarahisar'da İlk Sırada Burcu Kayıkçı Yer Aldı". 29 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "Seçim sonuçları". Haberler.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. "Afyonkarahisar Kasım 2015 Genel Seçimi Sonuçları". Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. "15 CHP MPS quit and join Good Party to secure its participation in snap election - Turkey News".
  6. "İsmai̇l Akar - Tamam Mi Devam Mi ?". Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  7. "2023 Afyon CHP Milletvekili adayları". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. "Afyonkarahisar Seçim Sonuçları - 14 Mayıs 2023 Genel Seçim". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. "BURCU KÖKSAL CHP'NİN GRUP BAŞKAN VEKİLİ OLDU". Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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