Abdullah Koç (1 June 1972,
Diyadin
Diyadin (; ) is a town in Ağrı Province of Turkey, at the foot of Mount Tendürek, a high peak in the Aladağlar range that stands between Ağrı and the north shore of Lake Van. It is the seat of Diyadin District.[Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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representing the
Peoples Democratic Party (HDP).
Early life and education
He was born in Diyadin in the
Ağri province and attended primary school in
Doğubeyazıt and high school in Diyadin.
He studied law at the
Anadolu and
Selçuk University
Selçuk University () is a public university, state-owned higher educational institution which was founded 1975 in Konya, Turkey. It is one of the largest universities in Turkey with a student body of 63,000 of which 2,200 are foreign students f ...
and graduated in 1998.
He later also studied Tourism at the Anadolu University from which he graduated in 2015.
Professional career
In the early 1990s, Koç was involved in the foundation of the Free University and had a seat in the editorial board of the Free Universities journal ''Özgür Bilim''.
In this journal he published articles focused on Oil in Middle East and Law of War.
He was working as a lawyer since 1999 and also gave vocational training for the
Ministry of National Education.
His articles on labor law have been published in a variety of journals.
Political career
In the
parliamentary elections on 2018, Koç was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing
Ağri for the HDP. In parliament he took a seat in the justice commission.
As an MP he demanded answers regarding the alleged suicides of Turkish soldiers. In 2019, he tried to read out a press statement on the detention of his fellow HDP members but was prevented from it by the Turkish authorities. On the 17 March 2021, the Turkish state prosecutor before the
Court of Cassation
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Bekir Şahin
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Education
He was educated at the Imam Hatip school and studied law at the Dokuz Eylül Univer ...
, filed a lawsuit before the
Constitutional Court
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demanding for Koç and 686 other HDP politicians a five-year ban to engage in politics.
The lawsuit was filed together with the request for a
closure of the HDP.
In January 2022, he was included in a request to lift the parliamentary immunity of over 20 HDP politicians.
Personal life
Koç is a mountaineer and has climbed several peaks.
He has published articles on extreme sports and also crimes against nature.
He is married and has two children.
References
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1972 births
21st-century Turkish writers
21st-century Turkish lawyers
21st-century Turkish politicians
Anadolu University alumni
Selçuk University alumni
Living people
People from Ağrı Province