Özcan Özel (;born 13 January 1959) was a Turkish

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and

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. In 2021, he joined the Homeland Party as Deputy Chairman.

Personal life

Özcan Özel was born on January 13, 1959, in the

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district of

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. He is married and has two children. In March 2023, his daughter, Duyşen Kuş (39), who had been battling

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for some time, passed away in the hospital where she was receiving treatment in Istanbul.

Career and education

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. He founded Yalova TAM Dershanesi, Together with

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. 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

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, he joined the

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

References

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