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Dilan Kunt Ayan

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Dilan Kunt Ayan
Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Assumed office
2023
ConstituencySanliurfa
Personal details
Born1989
Viransehir, Turkey
Political partyGreen Left Party (YSP)
EducationLaw
Alma materIstanbul Kültür University

Dilan Kunt Ayan (born 1989 in Viransehir, Turkey), is a lawyer, women's rights activist and politician of the Green Left Party (YSP). Since June 2023, she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Sanliurfa for the YSP.

Early life and education

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Dilan Kunt Ayan was born in 1989 in Viransehir, Sanliurfa province and studied law at the Istanbul Kültür University.[1] Following her graduation, she worked as a lawyer in Urfa and was involved in Urfa Bar Association in women's rights commission.[1]

Professional career

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In 2016, she established herself as a lawyer in Van, where she became a Member of the Board of the Van Bar Association and was involved in the associations women's affairs.[1] In March 2021, the Star Women's Association was founded in Van, of which she was elected its president in April of the same year.[2] In 2022, she requested the permission for the realization of a march in memory for the International Women's Day on the 8 March, which was denied by the Governor of Van.[3]

Political career

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In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, she was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Sanliurfa for the YSP.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Yeşil Sol Parti'den 31 kadın vekil Meclis'e gidiyor". JINHAGENCY News (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  2. ^ "Star Kadın Derneği sahada olacak". YeniOzgurPolitika.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ^ "Women's march in Van banned!". JINHAGENCY News. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  4. ^ "Şanlıurfa Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Şanlıurfa Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2023-06-20.