Recep Seyyar

Recep SEYYAR

He completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Kocaeli University. He is writing his master's thesis in the Global Cities and Istanbul Studies program at Marmara University, on the subject of "Post-Arab Spring Diaspora Formations: The Case of Istanbul." Having served as an executive in many NGOs, SEYYAR has held the following positions: Student Chair of the Kocaeli Society for the Dissemination of Knowledge; founding Board Member and Chair of the Kocaeli University Students' Association (Kocaeli MTTB); Secretary General and Head of Anatolian Organizations of the National Turkish Students' Union; founding Secretary General and General Treasurer of the Kocaeli İHH Humanitarian Aid Association; Deputy Chairman of the AK Party Youth Branches and Head of Universities; Chair of the Güngören Branch of the Society for the Dissemination of Knowledge; Güngören District Coordinator of the Support for Education Platform; and Secretary General of the Güngören City Council. In his civil-service career, which began in 2009, he worked in various units at the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, the Bağcılar Municipality, and the Güngören Municipality. A parliamentary candidate for the AK Party's 3rd District of Istanbul in the 2023 General Elections, Recep SEYYAR is married and a father of three.