Deniz Yücel (politician) explained

Office:Member of the 28th Parliament of Turkey
Term Start:May 25, 2023
Birth Date:1977
Birth Place:İzmir, Turkey
Party:Republican People's Party
Education:Dokuz Eylül University
Occupation:Politician, lawyer

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

Biography

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

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

References

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