Sezgin Tanrıkulu
Sezgin Tanrıkulu (born May 27, 1963) is a Turkish human rights lawyer known for his defense of the rights of Kurdish people, Kurdish citizens. He is currently serving as an MP in the Turkish Grand Assembly with the Republican People's Party (CHP). Early life and education Tanrıkulu is from Diyarbakır, Turkey. He attended law school in Istanbul, graduating in 1984. When he returned to Diyarbakır, he found it under emergency rule by the Turkish government and its mayor Mehdi Zana, husband of politician Leyla Zana, charged with separatism. Tanrıkulu became involved in Zana's case and soon became a full-time human rights lawyer. Professional career He is the co-founder of the Diyarbakır Human Rights Association and the representative of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey. He advised the people how to file a case at the European Court of Human Rights. He was indicted several times for his legal activities. In 1994, he was charged with "insulting the judiciary" after he ...
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