Barış Mete (born 25 December 1975) is a Turkish politician from the

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

who has been a Deputy for

Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...

in the

Grand National Assembly of Turkey The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Consti ...

since

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. He was born in

Seydişehir Seydişehir is a town and district of Konya Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to a 2000 census, the population of the district is 85,456 of which 48,372 live in the town of Seydişehir. History Seydişehir has an extensive ...

Life

Barış Bektaş was born in Seydişehir in 1976. He completed his primary school education in Seydişehir Ortakaraören and his secondary and high school education at Meram Anatolian High School. In 1999, he graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He started to work as a freelance lawyer affiliated to Konya Bar Association.

Political life

He served as the Selçuklu District Chairman of the Republican People's Party and as a member of the Statute Commission at the 35th Ordinary Congress. On January 13, 2018, he was elected as Konya Provincial Chairman of the Republican People's Party. In the 2023 Turkish General Elections, he resigned as provincial chairman to run for parliamentary candidate. After the election, he was elected as CHP Konya deputy for the 28th term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He took part in the TBMM Constitution Commission.

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1976 births Living people 21st-century Turkish politicians Deputies of Konya Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey People from Seydişehir {{Turkey-politician-stub