Saliha Sera Kadıgil (born 29 November 1984) is a

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politician and lawyer. She has served as a member of the

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 Consti ...

in its 27th legislative term since 2018. Initially a member of CHP, she later resigned and joined the

Workers' Party of Turkey Workers' Party of Turkey (''Türkiye İşçi Partisi'') was a Turkish political party, founded the 13 February 1961. It became the first socialist party in Turkey to win representation in the national parliament. It was banned twice (after the mi ...

in 2021.

Early life and education

After graduating from

Vefa High School Vefa High School ( tr, Vefa Lisesi), is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high school of Turkey. The first ''mülkiye lisesi'' (non-military high school) training in Turkish language was Vefa Lisesi (established in 1872) which forming ...

in 2003, she graduated from

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Faculty of Law in 2007. She completed her master's degree in private law at the same university in 2010 and wrote her master's thesis on cinema works after her research at

Queen Mary University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

. She is pursuing a doctorate at

Career

Kadıgil, who has been a member of the

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Animal Rights Commission Executive Board since 2008, has worked as a manager in many

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s related to

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the sa ...

. She was a member of the CHP Women's Branch Central Board of Directors and served as a party council member for 3 terms. She is a member of the

TBMM The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( tr, ), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament ( tr, or ''Parlamento''), is the Unicameralism, unicameral Turkey, Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives ...

Equal Opportunities Committee for Women and Men. She resigned from CHP on Friday, 25 June 2021, and joined the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP). She staged a protest against

Fuat Oktay Fuat Oktay (born 1964) is a Turkish politician, civil servant and academic serving as the first and current vice president of Turkey since 10 July 2018. An independent, he previously served as undersecretary to the prime minister of Turkey from ...

during a parliamentary budget hearing in 2021, where she played two songs, "Yalan" (Lie) and " Palavra palavra", through a loudspeaker. She received an official reprimand for the protest.

Personal life

She has been married to Tolga Sütlü since 2017.

References

External links

Saliha Sera KADIGİL SÜTLÜ

Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi 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 Constit ...

SALİHA SERA KADIGİL SÜTLÜ
CHP İstanbul İl Başkanlığı (Provincial Presidency of the CHP in Istanbul) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadıgil, Saliha Sera Workers' Party of Turkey (2017) politicians Contemporary Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey 21st-century Turkish women politicians Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni Turkish jurists 1984 births Politicians from Istanbul Living people Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey Turkish women MPs