Burcu Köksal
Turkish politician
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| Intro | Turkish politician | |||
| Places | Turkey | |||
| is | Politician | |||
| Work field | Politics | |||
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| Birth | 1 January 1980, Afyonkarahisar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey | |||
| Age | 44 years | |||
| Star sign | Capricorn | |||
| Politics: | Republican People's Party | |||
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Biography
Burcu Köksal (born 18 January 1980) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar since 7 June 2015.
Early life and career
Burcu Köksal was born on 18 January 1980 to a family of teachers in Afyonkarahisar. She completed her primary and secondary education in Afyonkarahisar and graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Law. She has been a lawyer in Afyonkarahisar since 8 March 2004.
Political career
Having been the President of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Afyonkarahisar Women's Branch in 2007, Köksal was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar in the June 2015 general election.
Köksal was one of 15 CHP deputies to join the İyi Party on 21 April 2018. Despite this she was placed first on the CHP Party list for Afyonkarahisar in the 2018 Elections.
She is a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Presidency Council as virtue of being a clerk member for the 27th Parliament of Turkey