Gulan Avci (born 20 August 1977) is a

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politician of

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descent, representing the

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. She was elected deputy Member of

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in 2006 and served March – September 2009 and February – April 2010. In March 2010, she broke with her party line and voted in favor of the

Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Armenian genocide recognition is the formal acceptance that the systematic massacres and forced deportation of Armenians committed by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, during and after the First World War, constituted genocide. Most hist ...

in Swedish Parliament.Sweden angers Turkey with 'genocide' vote
European Voice, 3 March 2010. Avci was chairperson of the Kurdish Youth of Sweden between 1998–2000. She is married to fellow liberal politician

Fredrik Malm Carl Fredrik Malm (born 2 May 1977 in Stockholm) is a Swedish politician and Member of Parliament for the Liberal People's Party. He was chairperson of the Liberal Youth of Sweden from 2002 to 2006. Political career Malm is known among his p ...

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Gulan Avci official website
1977 births 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) Swedish people of Kurdish descent Swedish politicians of Kurdish descent Women members of the Riksdag {{sweden-LiberalPeople-politician-stub