Former CHP Deputy Leader Cevdet Selvi dies at 81
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Cevdet Selvi, former deputy leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and former head of the Petrol-İş union, has died. A ceremony will be held at the Turkish parliament on Monday, August 31, at 11:00 a.m. Selvi served as a lawmaker in four parliamentary terms and twice as CHP deputy leader.
Key Facts
- Cevdet Selvi led the Petrol-İş union from 1978 to 1987.
- Selvi served as a lawmaker in the 18th, 20th, 22nd and 23rd terms of the Turkish parliament.
- A funeral ceremony will be held at the Turkish parliament on Monday, August 31, at 11:00 a.m.
- Selvi was elected as an Istanbul deputy from the Democratic Left Party (DSP) in the 1995 elections.
- He served as CHP deputy leader from April 22 to May 23, 1999, and again from May 11 to May 22, 2010.
Union Leadership
Cevdet Selvi was elected head of the Petrol-İş union's Kütahya branch in 1972. In the same year he became the union's general organizing secretary, a post he held until 1978. Selvi was elected general president of Petrol-İş at the union's 16th ordinary general assembly in 1978. He led the union until 1987, when he resigned after being elected to parliament.
Political Career
Selvi was elected as an Istanbul deputy from the Democratic Left Party (DSP) in the 1995 elections. He resigned from the DSP in 1997 and returned to the Republican People's Party (CHP). On April 22, 1999, Selvi was appointed CHP deputy leader after Deniz Baykal resigned as party leader. He handed over the post to Altan Öymen, who was elected party leader on May 23, 1999. Selvi again became CHP deputy leader on May 11, 2010, after Baykal resigned, and served until Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was elected leader on May 22, 2010.
Funeral Arrangements
A ceremony for Selvi will be held at the Turkish parliament on Monday, August 31, at 11:00 a.m. After the ceremony, his funeral will take place at the Gölbaşı Cemetery Mosque in Ankara following the noon prayer. Selvi will be buried in Gölbaşı Cemetery.
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Former CHP Deputy Leader Cevdet Selvi dies at 81
