Deniz Yücel (politician)

Deniz Yücel (1977, İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish politician and lawyer.

Deniz Yücel
Member of the 28th Parliament of Turkey
Assumed office
May 25, 2023
Personal details
Born1977
İzmir, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party
EducationDokuz Eylül University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Biography

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Deniz Yücel was born in 1977 in Izmir. His father Esen Yücel is a lawyer.[1] He graduated from Izmir Atatürk High School in 1995 and Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Law in 2000. In 2001, he registered with the Izmir Bar Association and started working as a freelance lawyer.[2]

Yücel joined the Republican People's Party in 1999. After the 2014 local elections in Turkey, he entered the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Assembly from Buca and became CHP group spokesperson.[3] He was elected provincial chairman at the CHP Izmir provincial congresses held on January 7, 2018, and February 8, 2020.[4][5] On December 26, 2022, he resigned as provincial chairman to run for parliament.[6] In the 2023 general elections in Turkey, he was elected as an MP from Izmir 2nd district. On May 25, 2023, he received his deputy mandate and took office.[7]

Personal life

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Yücel is married to Gönenç Bilgen Yücel and has two children.[8] He speaks English fluently.

References

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  1. ^ "Bir Politikacı Portresi: Deniz Yücel". bianet.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ "CHP İzmir Milletvekili Deniz Yücel kimdir?". İz Gazete – İzmir Haberleri-Son Dakika Haberler (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ^ "Başkan Kocaoğlu il başkanlığı için adayını netleştirdi!". www.egedesonsoz.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ "CHP İzmir İl Başkanı Deniz Yücel oldu". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ^ KARAKOYUN/İZMİR (DHA), Umut (2020-02-09). "Deniz Yücel, CHP İzmir İl Başkanlığı'na yeniden seçildi". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ^ Habertürk. "CHP İzmir İl Başkanı Yücel istifa etti – İzmir Haberleri". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  7. ^ "CHP İzmir vekilleri mazbatalarını aldı İhlas Haber Ajansı". IHA (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  8. ^ Habertürk. "CHPİzmir İl Başkanı Deniz Yücel ikinci kez baba olma mutluluğunu yaşadı – İzmir Haberleri". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-10-08.