Mehmet Kaplan

Mehmet Güner Kaplan

Mehmet Güner Kaplan (born 18 July 1971 in Gaziantep, Turkey) is a member of the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) aligned with the Swedish Green Party (Miljöpartiet de Gröna) and former spokesperson for the Muslim Council of Sweden (2005–2006) and Young Muslims of Sweden (2000–2002). He has been a member of the board of the Green Party since 2003.

Kaplan was on board the Ship to Gaza flotilla which tried send necessities to the Israeli embargo of the Gaza strip.^[1] The Israeli armed forces boarded the flotilla on the morning of 31 May 2010 and the clash killed 9 flotilla members.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Two Turkish killed, 30 wounded in clashes with Israeli troops". News.xinhuanet.com. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-05/31/c_13325127.htm. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
2. ^ Uddén, Cecilia (2010-05-31). "Fem svenskar på fartygskonvojen mår bra". Ekot. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=3742030. 

External links

• Mehmet Kaplan, The Swedish Green Party

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