Recep Gürkan

Recep Gürkan (born 1 August 1964 in İpsala, Edirne Province) is a Turkish politician and member of the CHP. He was previously a member of the Grand National Assembly and has been the mayor of Edirne since 30 March 2014.[1][2]

Recep Gürkan

Life and work

After finishing school, Gürkan continued his studies at Trakya University in Edirne and the Anadolu University in Eskişehir. He graduated from the Faculty of Social Science, Department of Administration. Following his studies, Gürkan worked as a teacher and headmaster at various Turkish schools, and was later given the position of vice-director of the National Education Directorate in Edirne.

He was also given positions at the Coordination Directorate for Planning in Istanbul and the Thrace Development Association. Gürkan also led the management of the Regional Technology Development Firm Techno Inc. and was a member of the Kemalist Working Group for the Future and Modern Life in Turkey. He became General Secretary of Trakya University during the time when Enver Duran was president of the university.

Gürkan was elected to the Turkish parliament in 2011 but had to give up his seat when he stood as a mayoral candidate in Edirne during the 2014 Turkish local elections. He was duly elected as mayor on 30 March 2014.[3] and was re-elected in March 2019.[4] He has maintained relationships with the twin town Lörrach since his time at Trakya University.[5]

Gürkan is married and currently resides in Edirne with his spouse and two children.[6]

References
  1. Recep Guerkan in the press on 30th of March 2014
  2. Recep Gürkan on the Edirne website Archived 2014-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Results of the mayoral elections in Edirne
  4. Recep Gürkan re-elected in March 2019
  5. First visit to Loerrach, meetings with Jörg Lutz, Hilmi Ibar, Manfred G. Raupp
  6. Information about Recep Gürkan
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