Berdan Öztürk

Berdan Öztürk is a Turkish politician from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Ağrı since 7 June 2015.

Berdan Öztürk

MP
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2015
ConstituencyAğrı (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress
Assumed office
September 2017
Serving with Leyla Güven
Personal details
Nationality Turkish
Political partyPeoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
Alma materMarmara University
OccupationPolitician

Early life and career

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]

Political career

Öztürk was elected as a HDP Member of Parliament for Ağrı in the June 2015 general election, having been the HDP's second list candidate for the district.[2] He was re-elected in the snap elections of November 2015 general elections,[3] and the 2018 parliamentary elections.[4] In the 8th congress of the Democratic Society Congress on the 16 September 2017, he and Leyla Güven were elected Co-Chairs.[5]

Prosecution

In 2016 an investigation was launched against Öztürk for participating in a funeral of 5 PKK militants. He was acquitted in May 2018.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "Biyografi". Haberler.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. "Seçim sonuçları". Haberler.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. Şafak, Yeni (2019-05-11). "Ağrı Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Ağrı Sonucu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  4. Şafak, Yeni (2019-05-11). "Ağrı Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Ağrı Sonucu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  5. "English – DEMOKRATİK TOPLUM KONGRESİ" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. SCF (2018-05-08). "Turkish court gives pro-Kurdish HDP's Taşdemir suspended sentence for 'terror propaganda'". Stockholm Center for Freedom. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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