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Gülser Yıldırım
Gülser Yıldırım (born 1 January 1963, Nusaybin, Mardin Province, Mardin) is a Kurds in Turkey, Turkish Kurd politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey), Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. In 2011, she was elected into the Turkish parliament out of prison, but had to wait until 2014 until she was allowed to assume by a Turkish court. Early life and education She was born in Nusaybin, where she attended primary and secondary school. She was arrested due to an investigation into the activities of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) in 2010. Despite being imprisoned, she became an independent candidate for Mardin (electoral district), Mardin in the 2011 Turkish general election, parliamentary elections of 2011. Political career She was elected as an independent member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the General elections of 2011 representing Mardin. Due to her imprisonment, along with three othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand National Assembly Of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the National Campaign. This constitution had founded its pre-government known as 1st Executive Ministers of Turkey (Commitment Deputy Committee) in May 1920. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of '' Mareşal'' Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of the Republic of Turkey, and his colleagues to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. Composition There are 600 members of parliament (deputies) who are elected for a five-year term by the D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system, from 87 electoral districts which represent the 81 administrative provinces of Turkey (Istanbul and Ankara are divided into three electoral di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
