Haluk Koç

Ahmet Haluk Koç (born 3 October 1954) is a Turkish politician who serves as the spokesperson and deputy leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) since 2012. He was a Member of Parliament for Samsun between 2002 and 2015 and serves as an MP for Ankara's second electoral district as of 7 June 2015. He briefly served as deputy leader of the CHP between 22 May and 3 November 2010.

Prof. Dr.
Haluk Koç
Spokesperson of the Republican People's Party
In office
30 July 2012 – 25 January 2015
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Preceded byBirgül Ayman Güler
Succeeded bySelin Sayek Böke
Deputy leader of the Republican People's Party
Assumed office
30 July 2012
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
In office
22 May 2010 – 3 November 2010
LeaderKemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Succeeded byFaruk Loğoğlu
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
18 November 2002 – 3 June 2023
ConstituencySamsun (2002, 2007, 2011)
Ankara (II) (June 2015, Nov 2015)
Ankara (III) (2018)
Personal details
Born
Ahmet Haluk Koç

(1954-10-03) 3 October 1954
İstanbul, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party
Children2
Alma materAnkara University
OccupationSurgeon, politician

Early life and career

Born in Istanbul to a family originating from the Black Sea region of Turkey, Koç studied medicine at Ankara University and became a specialist concerning internal illnesses and hematology. He became a Docent in 1990 and a Professor in 1996. He has had an excess of 200 articles published worldwide and has served as the President of the Turkish Hematology Association. He has previously chaired the European congress on bone and blood transplants.[1]

Political career

In the 2002 general election, Koç was elected as a CHP MP from Samsun. He was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and is facing re-election in June 2015. When Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was elected leader of the CHP during the party's Ordinary Convention of 2010, Koç was appointed deputy leader of the party responsible for international relations. He resigned form this position on 3 November 2010. In 2012, he was reappointed deputy leader, this time responsible for public policy and concurrently serves as the party's spokesperson.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Haluk Koç kimdir - Biyografi.net.tr".
  2. "Haluk Koç kimdir?".
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