Özgür Özel

Özgür Özel (born 21 September 1974) is a Turkish politician. He is the currently leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the leader of the Main Opposition in Turkey. He has been the Member of Parliament for Manisa since 2011.

Özgür Özel MP
Özgür Özel in 2023
Leader of the Main Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2023
Preceded by	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Leader of the Republican People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2023
Preceded by	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Member of the Turkish Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2011
Personal details
Born	21 September 1974 (aged 51) Manisa, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Political party	Republican People's Party
Spouse(s)	Didem Özel
Children	İpek Özel
Residence	Ankara
Alma mater	Ege University Faculty of Pharmacy
Profession	Politician, pharmacist
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Website	ozgurozel.org

Since 2011, he has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Manisa in Turkey's Grand National Assembly (TBMM). From June 24, 2015, to June 3, 2023, he was the Deputy Chair of the Republican People's Party (CHP) parliamentary group, managing the party's activities in TBMM. On June 3, 2023, he was elected as the CHP parliamentary group leader. Later, on November 5, 2023, he defeated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu by 276 votes to become the CHP chairman at the party's 38th congress.

In the first elections under his leadership, CHP increased its vote share by 12%, becoming the leading party for the first time since 1977.

Özgür Özel Media

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  Özel voting in the first round of the 38th CHP Ordinary Convention, 4 November 2023

Other websites

Media related to Özgür Özel at Wikimedia Commons

• CHP official website Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine