Ahmet Toptaş

Ahmet Toptaş (born 3 February 1949) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who served as a Member of Parliament for Afyonkarahisar.

Ahmet Toptaş
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
12 June 2011 – 7 June 2015
ConstituencyAfyonkarahisar (2011)
Personal details
Born (1949-02-03) 3 February 1949
Ekinova, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party (CHP)
Alma materAnkara University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, teacher

Early life and career

Ahmet Toptaş was born on 3 February 1949. He attended Ankara University where he graduated with a degree in law.[1] Toptaş worked as a High School chemistry teacher and worked at a freelance lawyer from 1981 until his election to parliament in 2011.[1][2]

Political career

Toptaş ran in the 2011 parliamentary elections in Afyonkarahisar for the CHP where he was placed first on the list, and was subsequently elected as the lone CHP MP from Afyon.[3] Toptaş ran for reelection in 2015, but was defeated in the CHP primary losing the first place list position to Burcu Köksal[4] and placing last on the list for Afyonkarahisar overall.[5] He subsequently withdrew his candidacy.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Ahmet Toptaş". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. "Ahmet Toptaş Biyografisi". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. "İl il 24. dönem milletvekili listesi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. "Afyonkarahisar'da İlk Sırada Burcu Kayıkçı Yer Aldı". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. "CHP'li Toptaş, 1 Oy Farkla Listeye Girip Adaylıktan İstifa Etti". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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