Ordu’s Parliamentary Delegation Remains Unchanged with AK Party, MHP and CHP
Ordu maintains same number of MPs for AK Party, CHP and MHP
Ordu, a province in Turkey with 590,852 registered voters, saw 517,771 people cast their votes in the recent Deputy General Election. Of these, 502,773 votes were considered valid while 14,998 were invalid. In terms of political parties, the AK Party received 226,321 votes, the CHP received 121,201, and the MHP received 63,946. The three parties maintained their number of deputies with the AK Party’s Mahmut Özer, İbrahim Ufuk Kaynak, and Mustafa Hamarat, the CHP’s Seyit Torun and Mustafa Adıgüzel, and the MHP’s Naci Şanlıtürk, becoming members of parliament.
In addition to the Deputy General Election, there were also alliances formed with the People’s Alliance receiving 306,072 votes in Ordu, while the Nation Alliance received 171,172.
Mahmut Özer, who was born in Tokat in 1970, was appointed as Minister of National Education on August 6, 2021. He has a Master’s and Doctorate from KTU and has previously served as Rector of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University and as Deputy Minister of National Education. İbrahim Ufuk Kaynak, born in Ordu in 1961, is an archaeologist and art historian who has advised various politicians and worked as the Deputy Chairman of the AK Party in Melbourne. Mustafa Hamarat, born in Akkuş, Ordu in 1972, is a lawyer who has previously served as Army Deputy in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Seyit Torun, born in Ulubey, Ordu in 1968, was elected as Mayor of Ulubey from the Republican People’s Party in 1994 before joining the CHP and serving as Mayor of Ordu. Mustafa Adıgüzel, born in Gürgentepe, Ordu in 1967, is a pharmacist who has served as Army Deputy in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Finally, Naci Şanlıtürk, born in Istanbul in 1969, is a deputy candidate who previously served as Provincial Chairman of Ordu for the MHP.
Overall, the recent election in Ordu has seen familiar faces return to parliament with the AK Party, CHP, and MHP all maintain their number of deputies compared to the previous election.
