Veli Ağbaba (born 3 April 1968) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a

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for

Malatya Malatya ( hy, Մալաթիա, translit=Malat'ya; Syro-Aramaic ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ku, Meletî; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city h ...

since 12 June 2011.

Early life and education

Veli Ağbaba was born in

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Malatya Province Malatya Province ( tr, ; ku, Parezgêha Meletîyê) is a province of Turkey. It is part of a larger mountainous area. The capital of the province is Malatya. The area of Malatya province is 12,313 km². Malatya Province had a population of ...

on 3 April 1968 as the son of Hüseyin and Elif Ağbaba. He completed his high school education in Malatya at Turan Emeksiz High School. He graduated from

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 1989. In his youth, Ağbaba founded the Anadolu University Student Association. He is married with three children.

Political career

Ağbaba joined Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) in 1993 after his military service. He served as a Malatya Municipal Councillor between 1994 and 1999. In the local elections of 18 April 1999, Ağbaba was elected Republican People's Party (CHP) Provincial President.

Member of Parliament

Ağbaba was elected as a CHP

for Malatya in the 2011 general election. He was re-elected in June 2015 and November 2015. He is member of the Atatürkist Thought Association, a secular organization that espouses the ideas of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. A report that up to 400 workers had been killed during the construction of the new

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prompted Ağbaba to lodge a written questionnaire to the Turkish parliament on 13 February 2018.

Books authored

* Balyoz Kumpası * Kalemi Kırılan Gazeteciler

References

External links

*https://twitter.com/veliagbaba {{DEFAULTSORT:Agbaba, Veli 1968 births Living people Anadolu University alumni Contemporary Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Social Democratic People's Party (Turkey) politicians Deputies of Malatya