Gültan Kışanak

Gültan Kışanak
Mayor of Diyarbakır
In office
31 March 2014 – 30 October 2016
Preceded byOsman Baydemir
Succeeded byCumali Atilla
Co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party
In office
4 September 2011 – 22 April 2014
Preceded bySelahattin Demirtaş
Succeeded byParty abolished
See Democratic Regions Party
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
22 July 2007 – 31 March 2014
ConstituencyDiyarbakır (2007)
Siirt (2011)
Personal details
Born (1961-06-15) 15 June 1961
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Gültan Kışanak (pronunciation; born 15 June 1961) is a Kurdish journalist, author and politician from Turkey. Kışanak was born in Elazığ in 1961. Her family is originally from Tunceli. She is a former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and Head of Municipality of Diyarbakır. She has been imprisoned since October 2016.