Vefa Salman
| Vefa Salman | |
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| Mayor of Yalova | |
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Assumed office 1 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Yakup Koçal |
| Municipal Councillor of Yalova | |
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In office 29 March 2009 – 30 March 2014 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1965 Yalova, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) |
| Alma mater | Uludağ University |
| Occupation | Veterinary surgeon, journalist, poet, politician |
Vefa Salman (born: 1 January 1965) is a Turkish politician who is the incumbent Mayor of Yalova since 1 June 2014. Originally elected in the local elections held on 30 March 2014, the results in Yalova were invalidated by the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey and the vote was re-held on 1 June, confirming his victory. He is a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
Born in Yalova, Salman graduated from Uludağ University as a veterinary surgeon and worked within Yalova for over 20 years. He began writing for the local Haberci newspaper and later served as the editor and owner of the Yalovamız newspaper for over seven years. Also writing as a columnist for online local news sites, he remains as a representative for his hometown in the İstanbul Board of Veterinary Surgeons.
He served as a member of the CHP Yalova provincial executive council for two terms, from 2003 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2009. From 2004 to 2007, he served on the executive council for the CHP Yalova district association. From 2004 to 2009, he was a municipal councillor for Yalova and the CHP group spokesperson.
Salman was the CHP candidate for the Mayor of Yalova, running against the incumbent Yakup Koçal from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the local elections of 2014. Initially ahead in the count, the AKP requested a recount, after which the AKP was declared the winner by a single vote. After the CHP requested a recount in 65 ballot boxes, the district electoral council decided to hold recounts in 124 ballot boxes, after which Salman was declared the winner by 6 votes. The Supreme Electoral Council subsequently cancelled the election in Yalova, rescheduling fresh elections for 1 June. Salman subsequently won the election by 228 votes over his AKP rival. His campaign was actively supported by Yalova Member of Parliament Muharrem İnce, who was then a parliamentary group leader for the CHP.
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