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'''Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu'''<ref>[http://www.etha.com.tr/Haber/2010/03/15/guncel/esp-genel-baskani-figen-yuksekdag/ ESP Genel Başkanı; Figen Yüksekdağ]</ref><ref>[http://www.yargitaycb.gov.tr/Partiler/esp.html EZİLENLERİN SOSYALİST PARTİSİ (ESP)]</ref> (born 1971) was a former co-leader of the left-wing [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|Peoples' Democratic Party]] (HDP) of [[Turkey]] from 2014 to 2017, serving alongside [[Selahattin Demirtaş]]. She was a [[Member of Parliament#Turkey|Member of Parliament]] for [[Van (electoral district)|Van]] since the [[Turkish general election, June 2015|June 2015 general election]] until her parliamentary membership was revoked by the courts on 21 February 2017.<ref>http://www.milliyet.com.tr/figen-yuksekdag-in-milletvekilligi-siyaset-2400426/</ref> Her party membership and therefore her co-leadership position were revoked by the courts on 9 March 2017 following a six-year prison sentence for allegedly distributing terrorist propaganda.<ref>http://www.dw.com/tr/figen-yüksekdağın-hdp-üyeliği-düşürüldü/a-37874506</ref>
'''Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu'''<ref>[http://www.etha.com.tr/Haber/2010/03/15/guncel/esp-genel-baskani-figen-yuksekdag/ ESP Genel Başkanı; Figen Yüksekdağ]</ref><ref>[http://www.yargitaycb.gov.tr/Partiler/esp.html EZİLENLERİN SOSYALİST PARTİSİ (ESP)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122411/http://www.yargitaycb.gov.tr/Partiler/esp.html |date=2015-04-02 }}</ref> (born 1971) was a former co-leader of the left-wing [[Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)|Peoples' Democratic Party]] (HDP) of [[Turkey]] from 2014 to 2017, serving alongside [[Selahattin Demirtaş]]. She was a [[Member of Parliament#Turkey|Member of Parliament]] for [[Van (electoral district)|Van]] since the [[Turkish general election, June 2015|June 2015 general election]] until her parliamentary membership was revoked by the courts on 21 February 2017.<ref>http://www.milliyet.com.tr/figen-yuksekdag-in-milletvekilligi-siyaset-2400426/</ref> Her party membership and therefore her co-leadership position were revoked by the courts on 9 March 2017 following a six-year prison sentence for allegedly distributing terrorist propaganda.<ref>http://www.dw.com/tr/figen-yüksekdağın-hdp-üyeliği-düşürüldü/a-37874506</ref>


==Life and work==
==Life and work==

Revision as of 13:42, 30 September 2017

Figen Yüksekdağ
Chairwoman of the Peoples' Democratic Party
In office
22 June 2014 – 9 March 2017
Preceded byErtuğrul Kürkçü
& Sebahat Tuncel
Succeeded bySerpil Kemalbay
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
7 June 2015 – 21 February 2017
ConstituencyVan (June 2015, Nov 2015)
Leader of the Socialist Party of the Oppressed
In office
29 January 2010 – 7 September 2014
Preceded byparty established
Succeeded bySultan Ulusoy
Personal details
Born
Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu

1971
Adana, Turkey
Political partySocialist Party of the Oppressed
(2010–2014)
Peoples' Democratic Party
(2014–present)

Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu[1][2] (born 1971) was a former co-leader of the left-wing Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) of Turkey from 2014 to 2017, serving alongside Selahattin Demirtaş. She was a Member of Parliament for Van since the June 2015 general election until her parliamentary membership was revoked by the courts on 21 February 2017.[3] Her party membership and therefore her co-leadership position were revoked by the courts on 9 March 2017 following a six-year prison sentence for allegedly distributing terrorist propaganda.[4]

Life and work

Figen Yüksekdağ grew up as the ninth of ten children in a rural household in the village Gölovası, Yumurtalık, in the Adana electoral district. She describes her family as devout, conservative and nationalistic. Nevertheless, her father made a point that his daughters were studying and were successful. During her time in high school, she began to engage in political activities and joined the labor movement. When she was arrested on a International Workers' Day demonstration, this led to conflicts in the family. At the age of 18 she left home and went to Istanbul; later the relationship to her family normalized again.[5][6]

She was an independent parliamentary candidate for the Adana electoral district in the 2002 general election. She was involved in women's rights movements for several years before becoming the editor of the Socialist Woman magazine. While serving on the board of the Atılım newspaper, she was taken into custody in 2009 due to her political activity. She cofounded the Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP)[7] shortly after in 2010 and resigned as leader in 2014 to join the HDP, with which the ESP merged later the same year. During the second ordinary congress of the HDP, she was elected the co-leader of the HDP.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ ESP Genel Başkanı; Figen Yüksekdağ
  2. ^ EZİLENLERİN SOSYALİST PARTİSİ (ESP) Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.milliyet.com.tr/figen-yuksekdag-in-milletvekilligi-siyaset-2400426/
  4. ^ http://www.dw.com/tr/figen-yüksekdağın-hdp-üyeliği-düşürüldü/a-37874506
  5. ^ Laura Secorun Palet (6 April 2015). "Meet Figen Yüksekdağ, Turkey's Political Firestarter". Huffigton Post. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ^ Pinar Tremblay (11 February 2015). "Kurdish women's movement reshapes Turkish politics". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ Yvo Fitzherbert (21 July 2015). "Suruç massacre: today we mourn, tomorrow we rebuild". Roar Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ^ "ESP'nin Genel Başkanı Bir Kadın: Figen Yüksekdağ - kadın-lgbti". Bianet - Bagimsiz Iletisim Agi.


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