Murat Bakan

Murat Bakan (born 10 January 1972, in Ankara) is a Turkish politician and lawyer. He was first elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) as a Member of Parliament for İzmir from the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the 2015 general elections. He served as an İzmir MP during the 26th and 27th legislative terms and continues his service in the 28th term. Throughout his parliamentary tenure, he has been a member of the Committee on Internal Affairs, the Committee on National Defense and the Environment Committee, and has also served as the CHP Spokesperson for the Environment Committee. At the CHP’s 38th Ordinary Congress held in 2023, he was elected to the Party Assembly and appointed as the Deputy Chairperson responsible for the Ministry of Interior. He was re-elected to the Party Assembly at the CHP’s 39th Ordinary Congress. He served as a member of the TBMM Committee on National Solidarity, Brotherhood and Democracy. Mr. Bakan was currently serving as the Chair of the Internal Affairs Policy Council at the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Murat Bakan resigned from the Republican People's Party (CHP) and joined the YENİ Party, which was founded on 24 July 2026. He is a member of the Founding Board and the Party Council of the YENİ Party.