Erdoğan Toprak

Erdoğan Toprak (born 10 December 1961) is a Turkish politician and businessman from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as the Member of Parliament for İstanbul's third electoral district since 2011.

He was offered, but declined, a ministerial position by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu during the formation of an interim election government in August 2015.

[4] On 24 August 2002, Toprak replaced Fikret Ünlü as the Minister of State responsible for Youth and Sports in the coalition government led by DSP leader Bülent Ecevit.

Joining the Republican People's Party (CHP), Toprak became the Deputy Leader responsible for publicity, press and propaganda, administrative and financial affairs, in charge of employers' unions and professional associations on 25 December 2010.

Toprak was one of the five CHP politicians who were offered ministerial positions by Justice and Development Party leader Ahmet Davutoğlu in August 2015.