Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (born 17 December 1948) 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 İstanbul since 2002.
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu | |
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.png) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Main Opposition | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Deniz Baykal |
| Leader of the Republican People's Party | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Deniz Baykal |
| Member of the Turkish Parliament for İstanbul | |
| Assumed office 3 November 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1948 Nazimiye, Tunceli, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Political party | Republican People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Selvi (Sevim) Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Children | Aslı Kılıçdaroğlu Nadir Zeynep Kılıçdaroğlu Kerem Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Residence | Ankara |
| Alma mater | Ankara Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences |
| Profession | Bureaucrat |
| Website | kemalkilicdaroglu.com |
He became popular with the documents about lawlessness. The CHP nominated him as candidate for Mayor of Istanbul in 2009 local elections, in which he gained 36.8% of all votes. Despite this result he could not be first. However this result was a big success for social democrats because they had not ruled Istanbul for many years and this city had become the power centre of AK Parti for long years. This popularity provided him with a great advantage. Upon Deniz Baykal's resignation in 2010, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu became the leader with a record voting rate.
Firstly he took part in the Turkish general election in 2011. The Republican People's Party gained 25.98% of all votes with an increase of about 6 points. However, this was not enough to be ruling party.
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Media
Kılıçdaroğlu during a public appearance in Ankara, April 2011
Kılıçdaroğlu during a meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, November 2010
Kılıçdaroğlu on a visit to Washington D.C., December 2013
Kılıçdaroğlu announcing the CHP manifesto for the June 2015 general election.
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu during the March of Justice
Kılıçdaroğlu in his kitchen talking about increased grocery prices, May 2023
Kemal kilicdaroglu 2nd round
General election results for the Republican People's Party by province in the 2011 general election
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Other websites
Media related to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu at Wikimedia Commons
- CHP official website Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine (in English)