Berdan Öztürk | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 7 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Ağrı ( June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress | |
Assumed office September 2017 Serving with
Leyla Güven | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 May 1980 Tutak, Turkey |
Nationality |
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Political party | Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) |
Alma mater | Marmara University |
Occupation | Politician |
Berdan Öztürk (born 1 May 1980 in Tutak) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish descent who is from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Ağrı since 7 June 2015.
Öztürk graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law. After a year in legal work experience, he pursued a master's degree in the University of London, specialising in International Arbitration and Commercial Law. He is a freelance lawyer since 2011 and is currently pursuing a Doctorate. [1]
In the June 2015 general election, Öztürk was elected as a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) for Ağrı. [2] He was re-elected in the snap elections of November 2015 general elections, [3] and the 2018 parliamentary elections. [4] During the 8th congress of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) on the 16 September 2017, he and Leyla Güven were elected its Co-Chairs. [5]
In 2016 an investigation was launched against Öztürk for participating in a funeral of five militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). He was acquitted in May 2018. [6] Due to a statement concerning the Turkish invasion of north eastern Syria he is investigated for terrorist propaganda since 2019. [7] The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemned his prosecution and demanded an explanation from the Turkish authorities. [8] On the 17 March 2021, the Turkish state prosecutor before the Court of Cassation Bekir Şahin filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court demanding for him and 686 other HDP politicians a five-year ban for political activities. [9] The lawsuit was returned to the prosecutors office on the 31 March, as the indictment did not meet the legal requirements. [10]
Berdan Öztürk | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 7 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Ağrı ( June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress | |
Assumed office September 2017 Serving with
Leyla Güven | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 May 1980 Tutak, Turkey |
Nationality |
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Political party | Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) |
Alma mater | Marmara University |
Occupation | Politician |
Berdan Öztürk (born 1 May 1980 in Tutak) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish descent who is from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Ağrı since 7 June 2015.
Öztürk graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law. After a year in legal work experience, he pursued a master's degree in the University of London, specialising in International Arbitration and Commercial Law. He is a freelance lawyer since 2011 and is currently pursuing a Doctorate. [1]
In the June 2015 general election, Öztürk was elected as a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) for Ağrı. [2] He was re-elected in the snap elections of November 2015 general elections, [3] and the 2018 parliamentary elections. [4] During the 8th congress of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) on the 16 September 2017, he and Leyla Güven were elected its Co-Chairs. [5]
In 2016 an investigation was launched against Öztürk for participating in a funeral of five militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). He was acquitted in May 2018. [6] Due to a statement concerning the Turkish invasion of north eastern Syria he is investigated for terrorist propaganda since 2019. [7] The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemned his prosecution and demanded an explanation from the Turkish authorities. [8] On the 17 March 2021, the Turkish state prosecutor before the Court of Cassation Bekir Şahin filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court demanding for him and 686 other HDP politicians a five-year ban for political activities. [9] The lawsuit was returned to the prosecutors office on the 31 March, as the indictment did not meet the legal requirements. [10]