Barış Yarkadaş, (born 2 August 1974) is a Turkish journalist, politician and a writer. He's a member and lawmaker of the Republican People's Party and an ex member of parliament representing a division in the first electoral district of Istanbul.

Barış Yarkadaş
Member of the Turkish Parliament
for İstanbul
In office
June 2015 – June 2018
MajorityJustice and Development Party (Turkey)
Personal details
Born (1974-08-02) August 2, 1974 (age 50)
Susuz, Kars, Turkey
Political partyRepublican People's Party
OccupationJournalist, politician, writer
WebsiteOfficial website

Personal life

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Baris Yarkadas, son of Zülfiye and Rasim Yarkadaş, was born on 2 August 1974 in Susuz, Kars. Yarkadaş moved to Istanbul in 1988 and graduated from Anadolu University. He entered into journalism during his university years and then worked in many television programs as a journalist. He is also a member of the Turkish Journalists' Association.[1]

Politics

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Yarkadas won two consecutive elections in June 2015[2] and November 2015[3] (snap election) as a member of parliament of a division in the first electoral district of Istanbul.

Publications

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  • Hepsi Yaralar Sonuncusu Öldürür (2004) ISBN 9-7562-0703-5
  • Aksaray'ın Sırları (2015) ISBN 978-6-0565-4806-2

References

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  1. ^ "HAKKIMDA - Barış Yarkadaş". Barış Yarkadaş (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. ^ "İstanbul'da hangi partiden kim Meclis'e girdi?". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "İSTANBUL İLİ ( 1 ) NUMARALI SEÇİM ÇEVRESİ" (PDF). www.ysk.gov.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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