Mustafa Tuncer
Mustafa Tuncer is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party, who served as a Member of Parliament for Amasya from 2015 to 2023. Before entering politics, Tuncer worked as a freelance lawyer.
Early years and career
Mustafa Tuncer was born on 31 October 1971 in Merzifon, Amasya to Hüseyin Tuncer, a farmer, and his wife Gülbahar, a housewife. He completed his primary, secondary, and high-school education in Amasya. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law. Tuncer has been a Freelance Lawyer in Mezrifon since June 1996. Between 2009 and 2012, Tuncer was an academic at the Merzifon Police School. Since 1997, he is member of the Atatürkist Thought Association, a secular organization that espouses the ideas of Mustafa Kemal, the founder of modern Turkey. Married with two children, Mustafa Tuncer speaks semi-fluent French.Political life
Tuncer began his political career in the Republican People's Party in 1999, first as a member of the party's youth wing. He served in several different positions, before resigning to contest a seat in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the forthcoming general election. Tuncer was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Amasya in the June 2015 general election. He was re-elected in and November 2015.Tuncer was one of 15 CHP deputies to join the Good Party on 21 April 2018.