Rıdvan Turan
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
8 July 2018
ConstituencyMersin (2018)
In office
7 June 2015 – 1 November 2015
ConstituencyAdana (June 2015)
Personal details
Born (1971-03-29) March 29, 1971
Reşadiye, Tokat, Turkey
Political partyPeoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
Alma materUludağ University
OccupationPolitician

Rıdvan Turan (born 1 January 1971) is a Turkish politician from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who serves as a Member of Parliament for Mersin.[1]

Born in Reşadiye, Tokat, Turan graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine in 1995. In 2008, he was elected as the leader of the Socialist Democracy Party, which was a member of the Peoples' Democratic Congress and was thus instrumental in the establishment of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in 2012. In Jul 2013 he was convicted to 6 years and 3 months imprisonment being a member of an illegal organization. The sentence was appealed.[2] He was elected Member of Parliament for the HDP in the June 2015 general election[3] but lost his seat in the snap election held on 1 November 2015.

He regained a seat in the 2018 parliamentary election representing Mersin.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rıdvan Turan - HDP Mersin Milletvekili | Milletvekilin". milletvekilin.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Devrimci Karargah Case Verdict Announced". Bianet. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "ADANA 2015 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI". secim.haberler.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. ↑ "Mersin milletvekilleri belli oldu! 24 Haziran seçimleri sonrası Mersin'den çıkan 13 milletvekili ismi belli oldu". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-10-06.
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