Mithat Sancar | |
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Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party | |
In office 23 February 2020 – 27 August 2023 Serving with Pervin Buldan | |
Preceded by | Sezai Temelli |
Succeeded by | Cahit Kırkazak |
Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 20 February 2018 – 23 February 2020 | |
Speaker | İsmail Kahraman Binali Yıldırım Mustafa Şentop |
Serving with | |
Preceded by | Pervin Buldan |
Succeeded by | Nimetullah Erdoğmuş |
Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
Assumed office 7 June 2015 | |
Constituency | Mardin (June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) Şanlıurfa (2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Nusaybin, Turkey |
Political party | People's Democratic Party (HDP) |
Spouse | Türkan Sancar |
Alma mater | Ankara University |
Profession | Constitutional law scholar |
Mithat Sancar (born 1963) is a Turkish professor of public and constitutional law, columnist, and translator of Arab descent. He has been an MP for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish parliament since the June 2015 general election and was elected Co-Chair of the party in February 2020.