TurkeyMember of the Grand National AssemblyRepublican People's PartyIzmir · Izmir 1st electoral districtMember of the Grand National Assembly
Yüksel Taşkın
Profile
Yüksel Taşkın is a Turkish politician and political scientist currently serving as a Member of the Grand National Assembly for Izmir. Before entering parliament, he had a distinguished academic career, serving as a professor at Marmara University until his dismissal in 2017. A member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), he previously served as the party's Deputy Chairman responsible for Social Policies. His political career has been marked by his academic focus on Turkish politics, Islamism, and social democracy, as well as public debate regarding his past commentary on Kemalism.
Details
- Born
- 1972-05-02 · 54 years old
- Birth place
- Pazar, Rize, Turkey
- Education
- Boğaziçi University (B.A., M.A., Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations)
- Career
- Academic, Professor of Political Science, Columnist
