Burcu Köksal

Burcu Köksal (born 18 January 1980) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who is currently the Mayor of Afyonkarahisar.

She completed her primary and secondary education in Afyonkarahisar and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law.

[2] Koksal served as President of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Afyonkarahisar Women's Branch in 2007.

[7] She was a member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Presidency Council for the first half of the 27th Parliament of Turkey[citation needed] Köksal was renominated for the first place list position for Afyonkarahisar for the 2023 elections, and was re-elected.

[11] During the campaign, she attracted controversy for saying the doors of Afyonkarahar would be open to everyone except members of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party.