Celal Adan (born 10 September 1951 in Ağrı) is a Turkish politician. He was elected in 2011 to the 24th Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).Nationalist Movement Party, CELAL ADAN : 24. Dönem Milletvekili - İSTANBULToday's Zaman, 13 April 2011, Change comes out of candidate lists with 267 deputies out Adan had previously represented the True Path Party (DYP) in the 21st Assembly (1999–2002),Hurriyet Daily News, 21 November 1999, The Force Behind the Adnan Hoca Operation: Agar's Revenge and later been the party's deputy chairman (renamed Democratic Party in 2007).Today's Zaman, 6 June 2007, Center right shaken by resignations
In the 1980s and 1990s, Adan had a close relationship with Mehmet Ağar; in the early 1980s, he was tried and acquitted of being involved in the 1980 murder of trade unionist Kemal Türkler.Hurriyet Daily News, 16 September 1999, Smells like Susurluk
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