Vezir Coşkun Parlak
Vezir Coşkun Parlak is an electronic engineer and politician. Since June 2023 he is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Hakkari for the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party).[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Vezir Coşkun Parlak was born in 1989 in Çukurca in Hakkari province.[1] In 1997, he and his family moved to Ankara where he completed primary and secondary education.[1] Following he studied electronic engineering and graduated from the Yüzüncü Yıl University in Van.[1]
Political career
[edit]Since 2008, he is active in politics, and was involved in the HDK and also the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) or the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP).[1] In 2020, when he was the co-chair of the HDP branch in Ankara, he was detained for a short while after he protested against the dismissal of the mayors of the HDP.[2] In the parliamentary election of May 2023, he was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Hakkari for the YSP.[3] The day he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, a prosecutor initiated a criminal investigation against him for terror related charges due to his support of prisoners in a prison in Rize.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Editör (2023-04-10). "Vezir Parlak kim?". Serhat NEWS (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ "HDP'liler polis şiddetini anlattı: Öldürmeye çalıştılar". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2023-12-06). "Hakkari Election Results - 2023 General Elections Hakkari Vote Shares | LIVE". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "'Terror' investigation against Green Left MP immediately after taking office". Bianet.