Orhan Doğan

Orhan Doğan (born 25 July 1955, Mardin, Turkey, died 29 June 2007), was a Turkish politician, of Kurdish origin, of the Democratic Society Party.

In 1974 he went to the University of Ankara to study law. In 1991 he was elected to the Turkish Parliament. ^[1]

On 8 December 1994 he was convicted, with Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle and Selim Sadak, of membership in a terrorist organization (PKK) and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

An early day motion in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in 2001 mentions him as an Amnesty International prisoner of conscience. ^[2]

On his release in 2004 he helped found the Democratic Society Party with Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle and Selim Sadak.

He died in 2007 following a heart attack that he suffered while giving a speech in a political rally in Doğubeyazıt ^[3]

References

1. ^ "A future of hope for Turkey and one of hope and peace for the Kurds". American Kurdish Information Network. 2000-03-29. http://www.kurdistan.org/work/speeches/a-future-of-hope-for-turkey-and-one-of-hope-and-peace-for-the-kurds/. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
2. ^ "LEYLA ZANA". House of Commons. 2001-05-03. http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2000-01/399. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 
3. ^ "Orhan Doğan passes away". Sunday’s Zaman. 2007-06-30. http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=750BB15D23A1D1C46489BF6CBC7ECECC?newsId=115449. Retrieved 2011-10-14. 

Persondata
Name	Doğan, Orhan
Alternative names
Short description	Turkish politician
Date of birth	July 25, 1955
Place of birth	Mardin, Turkey
Date of death	June 29, 2007
Place of death	Diyarbakir, Turkey