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Hasan Turan (Iraqi politician)

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Hasan Turan
حسن توران
President of the Iraqi Turkmen Front
Assumed office
28 March 2021
Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq
In office
30 April 2014 – 12 May 2018
President of Kirkuk Provincial Parliament
In office
2011–2014
Personal details
Born (1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 62)
Kirkuk, Iraq
Alma materUniversity of Mosul
ProfessionPolitician, activist

Hasan Turan (Arabic: حسن توران; born 25 May 1962, Kirkuk), Iraqi Turkman politician and activist. He is the chairman of Iraqi Turkmen Front since 28 March 2021.[1]

Biography

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Hasan Turan was born in Kirkuk in 1962. He graduated from University of Mosul, Faculty of Agriculture.

After the toppling of Saddam Hussein, he joined to Turkmen Justice Party in 2003. He was elected to the Membership of Kirkuk Provincial Parliament in 2005. Turan, who was elected as the President of Kirkuk Provincial Parliament in 2011, became a deputy in Iraqi Parliament in 2014.[2] In 2018 he became the vice-president and a board member of the ITF.[3] After the resignation of Arshad al-Salihi, he became the chairperson of the party on 28 March 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Irak Türkmen Cephesi'nin yeni başkanı Hasan Turan oldu" [Hasan Turan became the new chairperson of Iraqi Turkmen Front]. Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Aa, Daily Sabah With (30 March 2021). "Turkmens defend territorial integrity of Iraq: ITF President Turan". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ Alaca, Mehmet (7 September 2023). "Iraqi provincial polls put multi-ethnic Kirkuk in spotlight". Amwaj.media. Retrieved 15 May 2024.