Musa Farisoğulları (born 1956, Genç,

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politician and a member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Early life and education

He attended primary and secondary education as well as the

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Political career

He was involved in Kurdish politics since 1973, been a member of the People's Labour Party (HEP) and also of the

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(DTP). He was banned to engage in political activities for five years in December 2009 following the closure case against the DTP. In the general elections of June 2018, he was elected as a member of the

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representing

for the HDP. In parliament he was a member of the Information and Technology commission.

Political positions

He is of the view that

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is being

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, that Turkey wants to do the same to Kurds like they did to the

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and that the reason of why the Kurds are still surviving is due to their capabilities to organize. He supports a unity of the four parts of

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and opposed the Turkish cross-border attack against Afrin in

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in 2018 and also defended the fact that he attended a funeral of militants of the Peoples' Defense Forces (HPG).

Prosecution and imprisonment

He was sentenced to six years imprisonment within the

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(KCK) main case in September 2019 but was not arrested due to his

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. He was dismissed from parliament together with Enis Berberoğlu and

Leyla Güven Leyla Güven (born 6 May 1964, Cihanbeyli, Konya Province, Konya, Turkey) is a Kurdish politician and Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey), HDP MP for Hakkari (electoral district), Hakkari, co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and form ...

in June 2020 arrested jointly with Güven in Diyarbakir. Their dismissal was condemned by the Turkey rapporteur of the

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, Nacho Sanchez Amor. According to his own account, he has been imprisoned for twelve years. Since his arrest in 2019, the communication between the HDP and himself is difficult, as a letter of the HDP was not allowed to be delivered to him on grounds that it contained propaganda of an illegal organization. In March 2022, he was released.

Personal life

Musa Farisoğulları is married and has 3 children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farisoğulları, Musa Turkish Kurdish politicians People from Genç, Bingöl Living people 1956 births Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey