Özcan Özel (Turkish: [inˈdʒe];born 13 January 1959) was a Turkish politician and educator. In 2021, he joined the Homeland Party as Deputy Chairman.[1]

Özcan Özel
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
7 July 2018 – 3 July 2023
ConstituencyYalova (2018)
Deputy Chairman of Homeland Party
Assumed office
May 17, 2021
Personal details
Born (1959-01-13) January 13, 1959 (age 65)
Karamürsel, Kocaeli
Political partySocial Democratic Populist Party (1987–1995)
Republican People's Party (1995–2021)
Homeland Party (2021–present)
Children2
OccupationTeacher
Politician

Personal life

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Özcan Özel was born on January 13, 1959, in the Karamürsel district of Kocaeli province. He is married and has two children. In March 2023, his daughter, Duyşen Kuş (39), who had been battling cancer for some time, passed away in the hospital where she was receiving treatment in Istanbul.[1]

Career and education

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Özel graduated from Bursa Institute of Education, Department of Mathematics in 1979. After completing his higher education, he worked as a mathematics teacher and principal in various educational institutions.[2] He founded Yalova TAM Dershanesi, Together with Muharrem İnce.[1]

In 1987, he became a member of the Yalova district organization of the Social Democratic Populist Party. In 1995, through the merger congress of the Social Democratic Populist Party and the Republican People's Party, he joined the Republican People's Party with the amalgamation of the two parties. In 1999, he served 3 years as director, 2 years as secretary, and 8 years as president in Yalova.[3]

In the 2018 general elections, he was elected as 27th term Yalova MP. On January 29, 2021, he announced his resignation from CHP.[4][5] On May 17, 2021, he joined the Homeland Party, and since he is Deputy Chairman.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Memleket Partisi Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Özcan Özel kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? Özcan Özel kızı neden öldü?". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ^ Mynet (29 January 2021). "Özcan Özel kimdir? CHP'den istifa etti! Özcan Özel kaç yaşında, nereli?". Mynet Haber (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Memleket Partisi Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Özcan Özel kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? Özcan Özel kızı neden öldü?". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ "TBMM - Özcan Özel". TBMM. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ DHA (29 January 2021). "Son dakika... CHP'de 3 milletvekili istifa etti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Memleket Partisi Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Özcan Özel kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? Özcan Özel kızı neden öldü?". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-12-23.