Recep Gürkan (born 1 August 1964 in

İpsala İpsala (, ) is a town and district of Edirne Province in northwestern Turkey. It is the location of one of the main border checkpoints between Greece and Turkey. (The Greek town opposite İpsala is Kipoi.) The population is 8,332 (the city) an ...

, Edirne Province) is a Turkish politician and member of the CHP. He was previously a member of the

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and has been the mayor of

Edirne Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, ...

since 30 March 2014.

Life and work

After finishing school, Gürkan continued his studies at

Trakya University Trakya University ( tr, Trakya Üniversitesi), was established on July 20, 1982. The university is located in Edirne, at Turkey's European side (Eastern Thrace). Trakya University is a regional university with institutions and schools spread o ...

in Edirne and the

Anadolu University Anadolu University ( tr, Anadolu Üniversitesi) is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. The university is known for its success in verbal fields such as history and communication. Its Faculty of Communication Sciences is sometimes considered ...

in Eskişehir. He graduated from the Faculty of Social Science, Department of Administration. Following his studies, Gürkan worked as a teacher and headmaster at various Turkish schools, and was later given the position of vice-director of the National Education Directorate in Edirne. He was also given positions at the Coordination Directorate for Planning in

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and the Thrace Development Association. Gürkan also led the management of the Regional Technology Development Firm Techno Inc. and was a member of the Kemalist Working Group for the Future and Modern Life in Turkey. He became General Secretary of Trakya University during the time when

Enver Duran Enver Duran (born June 19, 1945 in Bursa) is a Turkish medic specialising in thoracic-cardiovascular surgery, a university professor and Chancellor (Rector) of the Trakya University, Edirne 2004-2012 (July) and since 2013 Dean of the Fakulty medi ...

was president of the university. Gürkan was elected to the Turkish parliament in 2011 but had to give up his seat when he stood as a mayoral candidate in Edirne during the

2014 Turkish local elections Local elections (formal: local authority general elections, Turkish: ''Mahalli İdareler Genel Seçimi'' or simply ''Yerel Seçimleri'') were held in Turkey on 30 March 2014, with some repeated on 1 June 2014. Metropolitan and district mayors as ...

. He was duly elected as mayor on 30 March 2014. and was re-elected in March 2019. He has maintained relationships with the twin town

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since his time at Trakya University. Gürkan is married and currently resides in Edirne with his spouse and two children.Information about Recep Gürkan
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External links

Edirne Internet page

Internet page of Loerrach International and activities between Edirne and Lörrach

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gurkan, Recep Living people 1964 births Mayors of places in Turkey Trakya University alumni Anadolu University alumni Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey