Haluk Koç

Ahmet Haluk Koç is a Turkish politician who serves as the spokesperson and deputy leader of the Republican People's Party since 2012. He was a Member of Parliament for Samsun between [2002 Turkish people|Turkish general election|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.

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 Union Congress on bone and blood transplants.

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.