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

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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. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

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Seydişehir Seydişehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,458 km2, and its population is 65,465 (2022). History Seydişehir has an extensive historical record extending back many centuries. In 5 ...

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 Deputies of Konya Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey People from Seydişehir {{Turkey-politician-stub