Berdan Öztürk Explained

Berdan Öztürk
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Term Start:7 June 2015
Constituency:Ağrı (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
Birth Date:1 May 1980
Birth Place:Tutak, Turkey
Occupation:Politician
Nationality: Turkish
Alma Mater:Marmara University
Party:Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
Office2:Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress
Termstart2:September 2017
Alongside2:Leyla Güven

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.

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

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]

Prosecution

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biyografi. Haberler.com. 27 July 2015.
  2. Web site: AĞRI SEÇİM SONUÇLARI - 1 KASIM 2015 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI. 2021-04-04. secim.haberler.com.
  3. Web site: Ağrı Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Ağrı Sonucu. 2019-05-11. Yeni Şafak. tr-TR. 2019-11-05.
  4. Web site: Ağrı Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Ağrı Sonucu. 2019-05-11. Yeni Şafak. tr-TR. 2019-11-05.
  5. Web site: English – DEMOKRATİK TOPLUM KONGRESİ. tr. 2020-04-02. 2021-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205308/https://www.kcd-dtk.org/english-2/. dead.
  6. Web site: Turkish court gives pro-Kurdish HDP's Taşdemir suspended sentence for 'terror propaganda'. SCF. 2018-05-08. Stockholm Center for Freedom. en-US. 2019-11-05.
  7. Web site: Pro-Kurdish leaders investigated by Turkey for opposing Syrian offensive. 2020-10-21. Ahval. en.
  8. Web site: Turkey: Harassment of several HRDs as a reprisal for their calls for peace and respect of human rights in the context of the "Operation Peace Spring". 2020-10-21. International Federation for Human Rights. en.
  9. Web site: HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar. live. 2021-03-19. Bianet. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318130959/https://bianet.org/english/politics/241005-hdp-indictment-seeks-political-ban-for-687-members-including-demirtas-buldan-and-sancar . 2021-03-18 .
  10. News: 2021-03-31. Turkish court sends indictment seeking ban of pro-Kurdish party back to prosecutor. en. Reuters. 2021-04-04.

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