Mehmet Emin İlhan is a
Turkish politician from the
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who served as a
Member of Parliament for the
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
of
Ağrı
Ağrı (; ) is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. It is the seat of Ağrı Province and Ağrı District. from 7 June to 1 November 2015.
Early life and career
İlhan graduated from primary and secondary education in the district of
Doğubeyazıt and attended
Yüzüncü Yıl University Faculty of Mathematics between 1997 and 2002. He became a teacher in the city of
Van
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or ...
in 2002.
Political career
İlhan was active in the Youth Wing of the
People's Democracy Party
People's Democracy Party (, HADEP) was a Kurdish political party in Turkey. Murat Bozlak founded the party on 11 May 1994. The party disbanded in 2003.
History Bozlak's first chairmanship
Party founder and attorney Murat Bozlak was the part ...
(HADEP) during his student years. He was elected as a HDP
Member of Parliament for
Ağrı
Ağrı (; ) is a city in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran. It is the seat of Ağrı Province and Ağrı District. in the
June 2015 general election, but lost his seat in the
November 2015 snap election.
See also
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25th Parliament of Turkey
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Grand National Assembly for the 25th Parliament of the Republic of Turkey at the June 2015 general election, which was held on 7 June 2015.
Electoral districts are ordered in alphabet ...
References
External links
MP profile on the Grand National Assembly websiteCollection of all relevant news items at Haberler.com
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Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) politicians
Deputies of Ağrı
Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey
Living people
People from Ağrı
Year of birth missing (living people)
Van Yüzüncü Yıl University alumni