Mahmut Tanal
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Mahmut Tanal | |
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| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Istanbul (I) (2011, 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) Şanlıurfa (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1961 |
| Party | Republican People's Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Official Website |
Mahmut Tanal (born 1 January 1961) is a Turkish politician and former lawyer who serves as a Member of Parliament for Şanlıurfa in the Grand National Assembly, formerly representing Istanbul. He is a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP).[1]
Tanal was born in the Bahçecik village, in Hilvan, Şanlıurfa in 1961 to a Kurdish family. His father was a shepherd who traded livestock. Tanal lived in poverty throughout his early life. He studied in the Istanbul University law faculty between 1982 and 1986. Between 2005 and 2006, he participated in the political school in Bahçeşehir University, and again in 2009 at Okan University. Between 2006 and 2008, and later between 2010 and 2012, he was a delegate from the Bar of İstanbul to the Turkish Bars Association. He serves as a freelance lawyer.[2]
He is married and has two children.