Tekin Bingöl

Tekin Bingöl (born 1 August 1955) is a Turkish politician who serves as the Deputy Leader of the Republican People's Party responsible for political organisation since 8 May 2014.

Tekin Bingöl was born on 1 August 1955 in Bitlis and graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine.

[3] He left Parliament at the 2011 general election but continued as a CHP politician, being appointed as the Deputy Leader of the party responsible for political organisation on 8 May 2014.

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

Davutoğlu had been tasked by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to form an interim election government after coalition negotiations proved unsuccessful and resulted in Erdoğan calling an early election.