Şehzade Demir
Şehzade Demir | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 June 2023 | |
| Constituency | Muş (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1973 Korkut, Muş, Turkey |
| Party | Green Left Party (YSP) (current) Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) (former) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Profession | Politician |
Şehzade Demir (born 1 January 1973) is a Turkish politician. He is a founding member of the Green Left Party and was elected as a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the province of Muş during the 2023 general election.[1][2]
Early life and education
Şehzade Demir was born on 1 January 1973 in Korkut district of Muş Province. He is of Kurdish ethnicity. Demir graduated from Ankara University.[1]
Career
Demir began his political career with the Pro-Kurdish rights movement. He was a founding member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkish: Halkların Demokratik Partisi, HDP), established in 2012. He held several positions within the HDP, serving as a Provincial Co-chair in Muş and later as a member of the party's Central Executive Committee (MYK).[3]
In the lead-up to the 2023 general election, the HDP, facing the threat of closure by Turkey's Constitutional Court, decided to contest the election under the banner of the Green Left Party (Turkish: Yeşil Sol Parti, YSP). Demir became a founding member of the YSP's parliamentary group. He was placed first on the YSP's candidate list for Muş Province.[4][5] Demir was elected to the 28th Parliament of Turkey. He is a member of the Green Left Party parliamentary group.[6] Demir serves as a member on the National Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Committee of the parliament.[7]
References
- 1 2 "TÜRKİYE BÜYÜK MİLLET MECLİSİ". www.tbmm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2025-11-07. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "HÜDA PAR Genel Sekreteri Demir: Kürtlere federasyon gibi bir talebimiz yok". rudaw.net. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "HÜDA PAR Genel Sekreteri Şehzade Demir'den CHP'li Tarsus Belediyesine tepki - [İLKHA] İlke Haber Ajansı". ilkha.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "HÜDA PAR". hudapar.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "AK Parti'nin Hüda-Par kontenjanından adayı Şehzade Demir'den www.memohaber.com'a ziyaret". Gaziantep Haber - Gaziantep Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "YRP, YSP's independent run spurs third-way debate in Turkish politics". www.setav.org. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "HÜDA PAR Milletvekili Şehzade Demir, İdil'de bir dizi ziyaret gerçekleştirdi". Çınarın Sesi (in Turkish). 2025-09-06. Retrieved 2026-01-21.