Background
Gürsel Tekin was born in Ardahan, Turkey.
Gürsel Tekin was born in Ardahan, Turkey.
Then he studied Turkish Literature Faculty at Atatürk Üniversitesi but he didn"t finish his school because of economic problems.
Tekin received his high school diploma from Kars Alparslan Lisesi (Kars Alparslan High School). Then he came to Istanbul for his military service. Then SODEP fused with Himachal Pradesh to become SHP. In 1995 SHP and CHP came together.
In 1999 Tekin became vice-mayor of Kadıköy and also in 1999 and 2004 he entered in Istanbul Municipality Council.
Then in 2007 he became the provincial CHP chairman of Istanbul Province. 2007 he has applied unsuccessfully to become a convention refugee in Canada against Turkish Government.
Gürsel Tekin also worked with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on local elections in 2009. On 4 August 2010 he was chosen vice-president for the party.
First he was the member of SODEP (Social Democracy Party) (Turkish: Sosyal Demokrasi Partisi).
