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FEMALE MEMBERS OF THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT
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ADANA
Nevin Gaye ERBATUR (CHP) |
Age: | 53 |
| Education: | BSc., Hacettepe University, Faculty of Chemistry PhD., Hacettepe University, Faculty of Chemistry | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Professor of Chemical Engineering - Academician | |
| Experience: | Researcher at University of Aston, UK Researcher at Colorado State University , USA Founding member of Cukurova University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Chairman of the Department of Chemistry Founding director of the Cukurova University Women's Problems Research Center | |
| Awards and Memberships: | 'The Jean Harris Award' - Rotary International |
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ADANA
Ayhan Zeynep TEKIN (AKP) |
Age: | 53 |
| Education: | BSc., Cukurova University, Faculty of Civil Engineering | |
| Foreign Languages: | French | |
| Profession: | Civil Engineer | |
| Experience: | Engineer, Chief Engineer, Director at Turkish Telecom Inc. Adana Directorate Assistant Director, PTT Construction Department Assistant Director, Ministry of Transport, Turkish Telecom Training Center | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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AFYON
Reyhan BALANDI (AKP) |
Age: | 34 |
| Education: | Girl's Professional High School | |
| Foreign Languages: | ||
| Profession: | Journalist | |
| Experience: | ||
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ANKARA
Oya ARASLI (CHP) |
Age: | 60 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Law PhD., Ankara University, Faculty of Law | |
| Foreign Languages: | English, German | |
| Profession: | Professor of Constitutional Law - Academician | |
| Experience: | Chairman, Ankara University Faculty of Law, Constitutional Law Scientific Branch 20th Term, Member of Parliament (Icel) CHP Assistant Chairman | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ANKARA
Ayse Gulsun BILGEHAN (CHP) |
Age: | 46 |
| Education: | BSc., Paris Political Sciences Institute, International Relations Department | |
| Foreign Languages: | French, English | |
| Profession: | Journalist - Author - Academician | |
| Experience: | Faculty member/lecturer, Bilkent University Assistant Chairman, Inonu Foundation | |
| Awards and Memberships: | Istanbul Unified Womens' Organizations, "Female Author of the Year Award" Abdi Ipekci Award European Council Parliamentary Assembly Turkish Delegation member Western European Union Assembly Turkish Delegation member |
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AYDIN
Semiha OYUS (AKP) |
Age: | 43 |
| Education: | BSc., Ankara University, Faculty of Law | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Freelance Attorney at Law | |
| Experience: | ||
| Awards and Memberships: |
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AYDIN
Ozlem CERCIOGLU (CHP) |
Age: | 35 |
| Education: | BSc., Selcuk University | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Private Sector - Trade | |
| Experience: | Customer Relations Department Manager of Private Company, New York, USA Public Relations and Customer Relations Manager | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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GAZIANTEP
Fatma SAHIN (AKP) |
Age: | 37 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Chemical Engineer | |
| Experience: | Engineering Management Specialist, SANKO Holdings Administration Manager, SANKO Holdings | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Guldal AKSIT (AKP) |
Age: | 43 |
| Education: | BA., Hacettepe University, Higher School of Foreign Languages BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Law | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Attorney at Law | |
| Experience: | Chief Legal Consultant, POLISAN Holdings Member of Executive Board, Malatya Education Foundation AKP Founding Member Minister of Tourism | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Sidika AYDOGAN (CHP) |
Age: | 46 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Law | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Freelance Attorney | |
| Experience: | Provincial Assembly Member SODEP Founding Member | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Nimet CUBUKCU (AKP) |
Age: | 38 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Law | |
| Foreign Languages: | ||
| Profession: | Freelance Attorney | |
| Experience: | AKP Founding member | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Zeynep Damla GUREL (CHP) |
Age: | 39 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature. Department of English Teaching | |
| Foreign Languages: | English, German | |
| Profession: | Businesswoman | |
| Experience: | Member of Board of Directors, CANTAS Cooling Systems Inc. | |
| Awards and Memberships: | 'NATO Parliamentary Assembly Turkish Group Member |
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ISTANBUL
Birgen KELES (CHP) |
Age: | 53 |
| Education: | BSc., Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences MSc., University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), USA | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Economist - Planner | |
| Experience: | Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, USA Specialist, Turkish Prime Ministry, State Planning Office SODEP Founding Member 18th, 20th Term Member of Parliament (Istanbul) | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Guldal OKUDUCU (CHP) |
Age: | 45 |
| Education: | BSc., | |
| Foreign Languages: | ||
| Profession: | Educator - Publisher | |
| Experience: | Author of several school books Author of several story books | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Inci Gulser OZDEMIR (AKP) |
Age: | 51 |
| Education: | BSc., Anatolian University, Faculty of Open Education,. Department of Public Relations | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Executive | |
| Experience: | Executive, Turkish Airlines Inc. | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Bihlun TAMAYLIGIL (CHP) |
Age: | 47 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration | |
| Foreign Languages: | English, German | |
| Profession: | Economist | |
| Experience: | Assistant Manager, General Manager, Private Brokerage Firm Executive Board member of Private Firm Investment and Production Financing Consultant Partner and Executive of Private Firm | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Gulseren TOPUZ (AKP) |
Age: | 46 |
| Education: | BSc., Ankara University, Faculty of Economics MSc., Marmara University, Department of Statistics Postgraduate Degree, Istanbul University, Human Resources Management PhD., Istanbul University, Money Management and Banking | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Assistant Professor - Economist - Academician | |
| Experience: | Lecturer, Istanbul University, Principles of Ataturk and History of the Reform Institute Lecturer, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics Chairman, Economic History Scientific Branch, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics Assistant Chairman, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics Consultant, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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ISTANBUL
Zeynep Armagan USLU (AKP) |
Age: | 34 |
| Education: | BSc., Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication MA., Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Public Relations Doctorate., Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Public Relations | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Academician | |
| Experience: | Lecturer, Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Sociology | |
| Awards and Memberships: | Sociology Association International Communication Assosication |
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IZMIR
Canan ARITMAN (CHP) |
Age: | 53 |
| Education: | BSc., Aegean University, Faculty of Medicine Specialization., Aegean University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Specialist Medical Doctor | |
| Experience: | Karsiyaka Municipal Assembly member Member, acting Chairman, Chairman of Health Commission, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Assembly Chairman, Karsiyaka Soroptimist Club Chairman, Business and Professional Women's Association | |
| Awards and Memberships: | Aegean Womens' Cooperation Foundation founding member Womens' Rights Association, Izmir branch founding member KADER founding member |
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IZMIR
Fatma Seniha Nukhet HOTAR GOKSEL (AKP) |
Age: | 42 |
| Education: | BSc., 9 Eylul University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences MSc., 9 Eylul University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences PhD., 9 Eylul University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Professor of Economics - Academician | |
| Experience: | Chairman, Labor Economics Scientific Branch, 9 Eylul University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences Administrative Board Member, Turkey-EU Relations Association Assistant Chairman, Civil Thought and Democracy Movement Association Advisory Board member, Local Agenda 21 Official Mediator | |
| Awards and Memberships: |
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IZMIR
Turkan MICOOGULLARI (CHP) |
Age: | 51 |
| Education: | BSc., Aegean University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry | |
| Foreign Languages: | ||
| Profession: | Chemist - Executive | |
| Experience: | ||
| Awards and Memberships: | TBMM Chairman's Council member |
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IZMIR
Serpil YILDIZ (AKP) |
Age: | 37 |
| Education: | BSc., Aegean University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Journalism and Public Relations | |
| Foreign Languages: | English | |
| Profession: | Public Relations Specialist | |
| Experience: | Manager, Public Relations Department, Private Firm Owner and Executive, Private Public Relations and Advertising Firm | |
| Awards and Memberships: | 'Bornova and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Assembly member |
Translated from Finnish, apparently, but well worth the read. It's about the only truly scholarly article I can find so far on the subject out there.
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PARTIES
A nation without state may feel orphan or homeless. In that case, however, the state has been given tasks that it could hardly fulfil.
The main Kurdish parties are all state-centrist, their background being hard-line socialist. The KDP and its Iranian brother party were founded in Stalin’s protection. In that time the Kurds were hailing Stalin as "the liberator of small nations".
When the KDP was released from the Soviet Union’s guidance in the 1960s, the PUK was founded to defend fundamentalist Marxism. The Kurdish section Komala was split up from the Iranian Communist Party.
By time, the number of Kurdish parties was increased by splitting. Those shocked of the collapse of Soviet power founded Workers’ Communist Party (WCP) in Iraq and Iran. This party has spectacular presence in the virtual reality, in internet.
Also "Marxism-Leninism, Mao Tse Tung’s thought" gained supporters among Kurds. They founded the Kurdish Workers’ Party, PKK, which is internationally the best-known, but by no means the only, Kurdish organisation.
There are dozens of specially Kurdish parties. Many of them are one-man enterprises or stages of the main parties. All in all, they share a common belief in the idea that a state on their own would solve all the problems of the Kurds, and the problems are understood as basically economic exploitation.
Because the Kurds have many but dear parties, also the goals of independence are rather party politics than national projects. There is no consensus on Kurdistan’s borders, form of government and symbols like flag. Each party has its own Kurdistan. Each party also has its own army, its schools, and its health system. The parties have adopted many tasks of tribes. Membership in a party is often strategic allegiance of family and tribe, not free and ideological choice of the individual.
Each party has its international sponsors: PUK has historically leaned at Syria, and KDP at Turkey. PKK has leaned at both Syria and Iraq. Exploitation has been mutual.
The Kurdish parties are fighting each other. For three years now, KDP and PUK have respected their ceasefire, mainly due to external pressure, but meanwhile, PKK has fought against both these Iraqi Kurdish parties.
In democracy it is natural that parties disagree. Usually they do, however, agree on large-scale national questions, and in the times of war they act under common war command. For example, the Chechens demand independence before all, and only secondarily come the questions of the country’s future systems of justice and economy. The Finnish Jäger (Finnish freedom fighters trained in Germany before the independence) included Red and White, Monarchists and Republicans. Among the Kurdish parties, such agreement is missing.
