Elif Doğan Türkmen (born 1 January 1962) is a

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politician from the

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(CHP), who has served as a

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for

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since 7 June 2015. Born in

, Türkmen graduated from

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Faculty of Law and worked as a lawyer in

. Coming from a traditionally

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family, she had previously been involved in

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and was a founding member of the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) Women's wing. She joined the CHP after the latter two parties were dissolved. She has been involved in many projects to help women and development in Adana, with some backed by the

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. Married with one child, she was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament in the June 2015 general election. During the election campaign, she was shot and injured by one of her clients. The attack was described as a scare tactic and not to cause fatal injury.

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