Veli Ağbaba

Veli Ağbaba (born 3 April 1968) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Malatya since 12 June 2011.

Veli Ağbaba MP
Deputy leader of the Republican People's Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2014
Leader	Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Özgür Özel
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2011
Constituency	Malatya (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018, 2023)
Personal details
Born	(1968-04-03) April 3, 1968 (age 57) Yazıhan, Malatya
Nationality	Turkey
Political party	Republican People's Party
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Veli Ağbaba was born in Yazıhan, Malatya Province, on 3 April 1968 as the son of Hüseyin and Elif Ağbaba. He completed his high school education in Malatya at Turan Emeksiz High School. He graduated from Anadolu University in 1989. In his youth, Ağbaba founded the Anadolu University Student Association. He is married with three children.^[1]

Political career

Ağbaba joined Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) in 1993 after his military service. He served as a Malatya Municipal Councillor between 1994 and 1999. In the local elections of 18 April 1999, Ağbaba was elected Republican People's Party (CHP) Provincial President.^[2]

Member of Parliament

Ağbaba was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament for Malatya in the 2011 general election. He was re-elected in June 2015 and November 2015. He is a member of the Atatürkist Thought Association, a secular organization that espouses the ideas of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.^[3]

A report that up to 400 workers had been killed during the construction of the new Istanbul Airport prompted Ağbaba to lodge a written questionnaire to the Turkish parliament on 13 February 2018.^[4]

Books authored

• Balyoz Kumpası
• Kalemi Kırılan Gazeteciler^[5]