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Sırrı Süreyya Önder
Turkish politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sırrı Süreyya Önder (born 7 July 1962) is a Turkish film director, actor, screenwriter, columnist and politician. Elected to parliament in 2011 as an independent backed by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP), he later joined the party[1][2][3] even though he is not from a Kurdish descent.[1] He competed in the 2014 municipal elections as the Istanbul mayoral candidate of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the sister party of the BDP, coming third with 412,875 votes (4.83%).[4] In the general election of 7 June 2015 he was elected as MP for the 1st electoral district of Ankara Province.[5]
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Sırrı Süreyya Önder | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 2 June 2023 | |
Constituency | İstanbul (I) (2023) |
In office 12 June 2011 – 7 July 2018 | |
Constituency | İstanbul (II) (2011) Ankara (I) (June 2015, Nov 2015) |
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Born | (1962-07-07) 7 July 1962 (age 62) Adıyaman, Turkey |
Political party | Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (2023–present) People's Democratic Party (2014–23) Peace and Democracy Party (2011–14) |
Occupation | Actor, film director, screenwriter, politician |
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