Mehmet Eraslan

Mehmet Eraslan is a Turkish politician who served in the Turkish Grand National Assembly as a deputy of Hatay in the 22nd term. He draws attention with his presence in the Parliament with three different political identities during the period.

He was born in Hatay in 1971. He graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Public Administration.

He was elected as a member of parliament from the Hatay list of the Justice and Development Party in the general elections of 3 November 2002 and took office on 14 November 2002. He left the AK Party in 2005 and joined the True Path Party (DYP). He was one of the two DYP MPs who participated in the first round of the presidential election on April 27, 2007, despite the DYP administration's decision not to participate.

After this vote, Eraslan, who was disciplined, left his party and completed the rest of the term as an independent MP. He served as a member of parliament until June 3, 2007, when the 22nd term ended.