Sadet Karabulut (born 28 April 1975) is a Dutch

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and former

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and

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of Kurdish descent. As a member of the

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(Socialistische Partij), she has been an MP since 30 November 2006. She focuses on matters of

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(

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s), female emancipation, and

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Biography

Karabulut was born as the daughter of a Turkish-Kurdish

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. Her parents were of

Alevi Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (; tr, Alevilik, ''Anadolu Aleviliği'' or ''Kızılbaşlık''; ; az, Ələvilik) is a local Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Alevi Islamic ( ''bāṭenī'') teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, w ...

origin, but at home religion did not play an important role, and in her teens Karabulut decided that she did not believe in God. Karabulut studied

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Erasmus University Rotterdam Erasmus University Rotterdam (abbreviated as ''EUR'', nl, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century humanist ...

and

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at the

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. She was active in the Dutch National Students' Trade Union (LSVb), and board member at the Orion Foundation (Public Kingma School for special education). Since 2005, she has been a member of the Socialist Party. From March till November 2006, she was a member of the

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. In February 2013, Karabulut stated she would refuse to pledge loyalty to the soon-to-be-King, Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander, during his inauguration ceremony. She cited that the procedure was overly ceremonial as she had already pledged allegiance when she was admitted to the House of Representatives. She is also a convinced republican. From August to November 2013, Karabulut temporarily left the House of Representatives on a maternity leave and was replaced by

Tjitske Siderius Tjitske Siderius (born 24 September 1981, in Groenlo) is a Dutch politician. She was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Socialist Party between 3 September 2013 and 26 November 2013, temporarily replacing Sadet Ka ...

. She returned later that year. During the

2017 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives. The incumbent government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte was the first to serve a full term since 2002. The previo ...

Karabulut was on the SP's candidate list's fifth place. When parliamentary leader

Emile Roemer Emile Gerardus Maria Roemer (born 24 August 1962) is a Dutch politician serving as King's Commissioner of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg since December 2021. A member of the Socialist Party (Netherlands), Socialist Party (SP), he was its Leader of ...

stepped down in 2017, she announced her candidacy to lead the party in his stead. However, the majority of the parliamentary group chose

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, former leader

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's daughter. Karabulut is a leading member of the Dutch branch of the Democratic Workers' Clubs Federation (Demokratik Isci Dernekleri Federasyonu, DIDF).

Conflict in the Gaza Strip and call for intifada

Flickr - NewsPhoto! - Gaza protest Amsterdam (14)

In response to the 2008–09 Gaza War, SP Members of Parliament

Harry van Bommel Henricus "Harry" van Bommel (born 24 June 1962) is a Dutch politician, anti-globalisation activist and former educator. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij), he was an MP from May 1998 to March 2017. He focused on matter ...

and Karabulut together with

Gretta Duisenberg Gretta Duisenberg-Nieuwenhuizen (born 6 November 1942) is a Dutch pro-Palestinian political activist. She is the widow of Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician Wim Duisenberg who was also the first president of the European Central Bank (ECB). ...

marched in a 3 January 2009 demonstration 3 januari 2009 against the

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i occupation of Palestine, calling upon Palestinians to launch an

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(uprising) against Israel. Both chanted the slogan "Intifada, intifada, free Palestine". This led to criticism from the

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, PVV and the Centre Information and Documentation Israel (CIDI, a Zionist organisation). SP parliamentary leader

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also reprimanded Van Bommel and Karabulut. On 5 January 2009, Van Bommel stated that their call for an intifada had been misunderstood; he and Karabulut had meant a "non-violent intifada".Van Bommel bedoelde de 'geweldloze' intifada
''Trouw'', 5 January 2009

References

Parlement.com biography

Perdefinitie.nl biography

External links

House of Representatives biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karabulut, Sadet 1975 births Living people Dutch atheists Dutch civil servants Dutch former Muslims Dutch republicans Dutch people of Kurdish descent Trade unionists from Amsterdam Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Municipal councillors of Amsterdam People from Dordrecht Socialist Party (Netherlands) politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians