Former CHP Chairman Deniz Baykal, one of the important figures of Turkish politics, passed away. CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced the news of Baykal's death on his social media account. Deniz Baykal's daughter Aslı Baykal said, “My father passed away in his sleep at home this morning. We are planning to bury the body in Antalya on Tuesday,” he said.
Deniz Baykal, one of the former leaders of the CHP, died at the age of 84. CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu announced Baykal's death on his social media account with the following sentences: “It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of our Chairman, the lover of Turkey and our Republican People's Party, our Antalya deputy, our precious elder Mr. Deniz Baykal. He left us a life story full of struggles. Condolences to our nation."
Aslı Baykal, the daughter of Antalya Deputy Deniz Baykal, said, “My father passed away in his sleep this morning at his home. We are planning to bury the body in Antalya on Tuesday.” she gave her information.
Expressing that they will accept the condolences at their home in Ankara in the afternoon, Aslı Baykal said, “My condolences to all of us.” said.
What Was Sea Baikal Disease?
According to the information received, Deniz Baykal, who was 20 years old, died on 1938 July 84. It was announced that Deniz Baykal's disease was clotting. CHP Antalya Deputy Deniz Baykal had been operated for the third time in recent years due to the pressure in his brain.
Who is Deniz Baykal?
Deniz Baykal (born 20 July 1938 – Died 11 February 2023) is a Turkish lawyer, political scientist, academic and politician. He is the 4th chairman of the Republican People's Party. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister between 1995-1996. Baykal, who has been in many governments, was the chairman of the Republican People's Party between 1992 and 2010, except for short intervals. He was the leader of the Main Opposition Party between 2002 and 2010.
Baykal, who entered the parliament for the first time in the 1973 Turkish general elections, took place as the Minister of Finance in the 37th Turkish Government and as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the 42nd Turkish Government, which was founded by Bülent Ecevit. He was kept under surveillance for a short time during the September 12 period. When the Republican People's Party was closed, he was elected as a deputy from the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) in 1987 and served as the general secretary.
He was elected as the Chairman of the CHP, which was re-established in 1992. Baykal, who was elected as the chairman of the CHP shortly after the merger of the SHP with the CHP, overturned the CHP's coalition government with the True Path Party, of which Tansu Çiller was the leader. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1995-1995 in the DYP-CHP coalition government established before the 1996 Turkish general elections. He resigned when his party CHP could not pass the 1999% electoral threshold in the 10 Turkish general elections. He was re-elected as CHP leader in September 2000 and his party became the main opposition in the 2002 Turkish general elections. He resigned from his position as chairman in 2010 after the release of hidden camera footage of him and another CHP deputy, allegedly containing a sex tape.
Baykal, as the oldest member of the parliament, served as the president of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for a while after the 2015 Turkish general elections. He became the CHP parliamentary candidate in the June-July 2015 Parliamentary Elections, but lost to İsmet Yılmaz, the Justice and Development Party parliamentary candidate. Baykal was offered the election government ministry from Ahmet Davutoğlu, but Baykal rejected this offer in a letter. Since he is the oldest deputy in the parliament after the November 2015 general elections in Turkey, he served as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for a while on 17 November 2015. AK Party Deputy İsmail Kahraman, who was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament on 22 November 2015, replaced Baykal as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
He became a deputy candidate from Antalya from the Republican People's Party in the 2018 general elections and was elected as a deputy from the CHP Antalya.
She had 1963 children from her marriage to Olcay Baykal in 2. He has 3 grandchildren.
He died on February 11, 2023.
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