Zeki Eker (born 1956 in

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origin. He was the MP for

Muş Muş (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Muş Province and Muş District.İl Beled ...

in the

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, representing the Democratic Left Party. During his time as MP, he served as the administrative chief of the parliamentary council. He is the leader of the Badıkan Tribe, one of the oldest tribes in Turkey. The roots of his tribe can be traced to

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, the founder of the Marwanids. Muşspor football club (1990–1991) reached the championship only once in its history, which was during the presidency of Zeki Eker. Eker provided great services to the people of

Muş Muş (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Muş Province and Muş District.İl Beled ...

. He granted

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s to thousands of students and built many schools for the children living in the districts and villages of Muş. Eker resigned from Prime Minister

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's party, the Democratic Left Party, in 2002. Eker took part in the establishment of YTP together with

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and

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under the chairmanship of

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in 2002, but did not become a candidate in the

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. He decided to join the CHP. He rejected

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's offer of candidacy as a Member of Parliament in the

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s. Eker was nominated to the Party Assembly by the CHP Chairman

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at the 18th Extraordinary Congress of the

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. The assembly has been instrumental in the reconciliation of many hostile families, especially since it is very influential in the east and southeast regions of Turkey. Zeki is married and has seven children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eker, Zeki Democratic Left Party (Turkey) politicians Living people 1956 births Deputies of Muş Members of the 21st Parliament of Turkey Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey