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]

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 (age 53)
Reşadiye, Tokat, Turkey
Political partyPeoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
Alma materUludağ University
OccupationPolitician

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]

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References

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  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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