Gürsel Tekin
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Gürsel Tekin MP |
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| General Secretary of the Republican People's Party | |
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In office 8 May 2014 – 24 January 2015 |
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| Leader | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Preceded by | Bihlun Tamaylıgil |
| Succeeded by | Kamil Okyay Sındır |
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Deputy leader of the Republican People's Party responsible for communications |
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In office 4 August 2010 – 14 September 2014 |
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| Leader | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 12 June 2011 |
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| Constituency | İstanbul (I) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
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6 January 1964 Ardahan, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
Gürsel Tekin (born 6 January 1964 in Ardahan, Turkey) is a Turkish politician and vice-president of Republican People's Party (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) ).
Gürsel Tekin was born in Ardahan, Turkey. Tekin received his high school diploma from Kars Alparslan Lisesi (Kars Alparslan High School). Then he studied Turkish Literature Faculty at Atatürk Üniversitesi but he did not continue to school because of economic problems. Then he came to Istanbul for his military service.
First he was the member of SODEP (Social Democracy Party) (Turkish: Sosyal Demokrasi Partisi). Then SODEP fused with HP to become SHP. In 1995 SHP and CHP came together. In 1999 Tekin became vice-mayor of Kadıköy and also in 1999 and 2004 he entered in Istanbul Municipality Council. Then in 2007 he became the provincial CHP chairman of Istanbul Province. Gürsel Tekin also worked with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on local elections in 2009. On 4 August 2010 he was chosen vice-president for the party.
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