Osman Baydemir | |
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| Mayor of Diyarbakır | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Feridun Çelik |
| Succeeded by | Gülten Kışanak |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1971 Diyarbakır, Turkey |
Osman Baydemir (born 1971 in Diyarbakır) is a Kurdish politician, lawyer and human rights activist. He was the mayor of his home town of Diyarbakır from 2004 to 2014. He was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) and also the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP).