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Gültan Kışanak

Gültan Kışanak

1961

Nationality
Turkey
Occupation
politician

Gültan Kışanak (; born 15 June 1961) is a Kurdish journalist, author and politician from Turkey.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Diyarbakır Prison
    Dates unknown
  2. Kocaeli F-type High Security Prison No. 1
    Dates unknown

Biography

Gültan Kışanak (; 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.

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