05.04.2025 18:20
Berhan Şimşek, a member of the 22nd term CHP Istanbul Parliament and a former film actor, announced his candidacy for the party leadership at the 21st Extraordinary Congress of the CHP, which will take place tomorrow.
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Another competitor has emerged for the current Chairman Özgür Özel at the 21st Extraordinary Congress of the CHP, which will be held tomorrow.
BERHAN ŞİMŞEK BECAME A CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRMAN
Following Muratpaşa Mayor Ümit Uysal, Berhan Şimşek, a former cinema actor and director and a member of the 22nd term CHP Parliament, has announced his candidacy for the chairmanship.
EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS IN CHP
CHP Chairman Özgür Özel announced that a decision was made to hold an extraordinary congress on April 6 to prevent possible attempts to appoint a trustee to the party and called the delegates to the polls. It is expected that Özgür Özel, Ümit Uysal, and Berhan Şimşek will compete for the chairmanship at the congress. CHP's 7th Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who is rumored to be a candidate, denied these claims.
WHO IS BERHAN ŞİMŞEK?
Berhan Şimşek was born on May 15, 1958, in Bayburt as the 10th child of a family with 11 children. He completed his primary education in Bayburt and his secondary and high school education in Istanbul, graduating from Anadolu University with a degree in Business Administration in 2011. He completed his master's degree in Public Law at Yeditepe University in 2014.
Şimşek began his cinema career in 1978, acting in films such as "Goodbye Tomorrow," "Reconciliation," "Silk," and "May the Lights Never Go Out." Berhan Şimşek also worked as a series director for a period.
Berhan Şimşek, who entered the Party Assembly (PM) at the 10th Extraordinary Congress of the CHP held in 1999, served as a PM member for 9 terms and as a member of the Central Executive Board (MYK).
He was elected as a member of parliament for Istanbul in the 22nd term. During this term in the Assembly, he served as a member of the National Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Commission and as the Chairman of the Turkey-Hungary Interparliamentary Friendship Group. Most recently, Şimşek served as the CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman from June 14, 2010, to January 8, 2011.
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