Murat Bozlak

Murat Bozlak
Leader of the People's Democracy Party
In office
1994–1999
Succeeded byTuran Demir
In office
2000–2002
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
12 June 2011 – 4 January 2015
ConstituencyAdana (2011)
Personal details
Born30 December 1952
Şereflikoçhisar, Ankara
Died4 January 2015(2015-01-04) (aged 62)
Ankara
Political partyHADEP
Other political
affiliations
HDP, DEP
Alma materAnkara University
OccupationLawyer, politician

Murat Bozlak, (30 December 1952 – 4 January 2015) was a Kurdish politician active in several political parties. He was the president of the People's Democracy Party (HADEP) and a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). Bozlak was a Kurdish politician[1] and a founding member of the Social Democracy Party (SODEP), the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP), the People's Labor Party (HEP), the Democracy Party (DEP) and the HADEP. The first two parties were dissolved,[2] while the latter three were banned by the Turkish constitutional court.[3]

  1. ^ Morris, Chris (2000-02-25). "Turkey jails Kurds and charges mayors". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  2. ^ "Murat Bozlak Kimdir ? - Murat Bozlak Hayatı ve Biyografisi". www.haberler.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ Fırat, Nuri; Yıldız, Yılmaz (3 May 2017). "Almost All Party Chairs Served Jail Term". Bianet. Retrieved 2020-10-20.