31:
259:
was permitted a visit of his brother days after Zeydan joined the hunger strike. In
January 2018, Zeydan was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for allegedly supporting a "terrorist" organization and making "terrorist" propaganda. In November 2019, a court ruled he be released. But this decision was
202:
of the same year. Zeydan, running on a pro-Kurdish DEM party ticket, came first in the Van local election held on 31 March 2024, but the
Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court annulled his election as mayor of the city with a decision taken on 4 April 2024. Zeydan appealed to the
657:
774:
690:
277:
219:
wanted,) PKK would drown you in spit" then he was imprisoned on 4 November 2016 together with fellow HDP deputies and charged for having attended funerals of members of the
276:
on 17 March 2021, demanding a five-year ban from participating in politics for Zeydan and 686 other HDP politicians. The lawsuit was filed together with the request for a
647:
353:
328:
482:"Van Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı seçilen DEM Partili Abdullah Zeydan'ın seçilme hakkı geri alındı, İl Seçim Kurulu AKP'li adaya mazbata verme kararı aldı"
620:
539:
377:
764:
167:
139:
759:
678:
296:
199:
135:
769:
228:
503:
248:
195:
592:
204:
191:
83:
749:
453:
273:
295:
He is married to Dilsah Zeydan and the couple has three daughters. He is the son of
Mustafa Zeydan, a former deputy of the
224:
265:
220:
216:
402:
318:
264:
on the same day, after which the court reconsidered and decided to keep him imprisoned. The State
Prosecutor to the
255:. He was to take part in it for 10 days. He was punished for this the same month by the prison authorities, but
531:
754:
261:
240:
428:
247:
in protest of the detention conditions in March 2017. He also joined a hunger strike in protest of the
744:
179:
454:"Turkey's top election authority restores newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office"
256:
565:
458:
104:
648:"HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar"
378:"Abdullah Zeydan - Hakkari Milletvekili Adayları - 7 Haziran 2015 Genel Seçimleri | SABAH"
284:
269:
252:
232:
560:
738:
711:
244:
30:
686:
481:
163:
125:
42:
504:"Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Zeydan to 8 years in prison"
51:
716:
679:"Turkish prosecutor seeks political ban on 687 pro-Kurdish politicians"
652:
597:
323:
236:
621:"Turkey's pro-Kurdish party former co-chair, MP to remain in prison"
178:
He attended primary school and high school in Yüksekova in the
354:"Jailed Kurdish lawmaker allowed first family visit in months"
280:
due to the party's alleged organizational links with the PKK.
166:) is a Kurdish politician from Turkey and a member of the
429:"Hakkari Seçim Sonuçları 2015 - Genel Seçim Kasım 2015"
561:"Jailed pro-Kurdish party leader begins hunger strike"
283:
On 6 January 2022, after having attended a hearing in
532:"Kurdish MP in Turkey sentenced to 8 years in prison"
145:
131:
119:
114:
100:
81:
71:
41:
21:
198:representing Hakkari and re-elected on the snap
190:Abdullah Zeydan was elected as a member of the
775:Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) politicians
403:"Yüksekova'da Resmi Seçim Sonuçları Açıklandı"
319:"Hakkari Milletvekili Abdullah Zeydan Kimdir?"
593:"Arrested Politician Zeydan on Hunger Strike"
8:
215:In 2015, he was criticized for saying "(If
29:
18:
307:
249:detention conditions of Abdullah Öcalan
642:
640:
587:
585:
583:
231:(ISIL). Zeydan was imprisoned in the
168:Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party
7:
525:
523:
348:
346:
313:
311:
229:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
287:, Zeydan was released from prison.
96:June 2015 – November 2016
14:
192:Grand National Assembly of Turkey
84:Grand National Assembly of Turkey
693:from the original on 2021-04-12
660:from the original on 2021-03-18
542:from the original on 2018-01-11
331:from the original on 2016-11-05
760:Politicians arrested in Turkey
196:general elections of June 2015
1:
297:Justice and Development Party
260:opposed by the prosecutor of
227:(YPG) who fought against the
765:People from Hakkâri Province
712:"Abdullah Zeydan hat berdan"
508:Stockholm Center for Freedom
770:Turkish Kurdish politicians
272:filed a lawsuit before the
207:and was instated as mayor.
791:
427:Şafak, Yeni (2020-08-13).
225:Peoples Protections Forces
251:, which was initiated by
153:
110:
89:
59:
48:
37:
28:
484:(in Turkish). 2024-04-02
243:, with whom he joined a
221:Kurdistan Workers' Party
162:(born 13 March 1972 in
205:Supreme Election Board
200:elections in November
683:www.duvarenglish.com
625:www.duvarenglish.com
274:Constitutional Court
211:Judicial prosecution
750:Deputies of Hakkâri
536:www.kurdistan24.net
358:www.kurdistan24.net
241:Selahattin Demirtaş
223:(PKK) but also the
502:SCF (2018-01-11).
278:closure of the HDP
266:Court of Cassation
16:Kurdish politician
157:
156:
782:
730:
729:
727:
725:
720:. 6 January 2022
708:
702:
701:
699:
698:
675:
669:
668:
666:
665:
644:
635:
634:
632:
631:
617:
611:
610:
608:
606:
601:. 2 January 2019
589:
578:
577:
575:
574:
566:Associated Press
557:
551:
550:
548:
547:
527:
518:
517:
515:
514:
499:
493:
492:
490:
489:
478:
472:
471:
469:
467:
459:Associated Press
450:
444:
443:
441:
440:
424:
418:
417:
415:
414:
398:
392:
391:
389:
388:
382:www.sabah.com.tr
374:
368:
367:
365:
364:
350:
341:
340:
338:
336:
315:
186:Political career
180:Hakkari Province
115:Personal details
94:
74:
64:
33:
19:
790:
789:
785:
784:
783:
781:
780:
779:
735:
734:
733:
723:
721:
710:
709:
705:
696:
694:
677:
676:
672:
663:
661:
646:
645:
638:
629:
627:
619:
618:
614:
604:
602:
591:
590:
581:
572:
570:
559:
558:
554:
545:
543:
529:
528:
521:
512:
510:
501:
500:
496:
487:
485:
480:
479:
475:
465:
463:
452:
451:
447:
438:
436:
426:
425:
421:
412:
410:
400:
399:
395:
386:
384:
376:
375:
371:
362:
360:
352:
351:
344:
334:
332:
317:
316:
309:
305:
293:
257:Abdullah Öcalan
213:
188:
176:
160:Abdullah Zeydan
138:
132:Political party
124:
95:
90:
72:
66:
60:
55:
24:
23:Abdullah Zeydan
17:
12:
11:
5:
788:
786:
778:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
737:
736:
732:
731:
703:
689:. 2021-03-18.
670:
636:
612:
579:
552:
530:Khalidi, Ari.
519:
494:
473:
462:. 3 April 2024
445:
419:
393:
369:
342:
306:
304:
301:
292:
289:
239:together with
212:
209:
187:
184:
175:
172:
155:
154:
151:
150:
149:Mustafa Zeydan
147:
143:
142:
133:
129:
128:
121:
117:
116:
112:
111:
108:
107:
102:
98:
97:
87:
86:
82:Member of the
79:
78:
75:
69:
68:
62:Assumed office
57:
56:
49:
46:
45:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
787:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
755:Living people
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
742:
740:
719:
718:
713:
707:
704:
692:
688:
684:
680:
674:
671:
659:
655:
654:
649:
643:
641:
637:
626:
622:
616:
613:
600:
599:
594:
588:
586:
584:
580:
568:
567:
562:
556:
553:
541:
537:
533:
526:
524:
520:
509:
505:
498:
495:
483:
477:
474:
461:
460:
455:
449:
446:
434:
430:
423:
420:
408:
404:
397:
394:
383:
379:
373:
370:
359:
355:
349:
347:
343:
330:
326:
325:
320:
314:
312:
308:
302:
300:
298:
291:Personal life
290:
288:
286:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
258:
254:
250:
246:
245:hunger strike
242:
238:
234:
233:F-type prison
230:
226:
222:
218:
210:
208:
206:
201:
197:
193:
185:
183:
181:
173:
171:
170:(DEM Party).
169:
165:
161:
152:
148:
144:
141:
137:
134:
130:
127:
123:13 March 1972
122:
118:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
93:
88:
85:
80:
76:
70:
63:
58:
54:
53:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
722:. Retrieved
715:
706:
695:. Retrieved
687:Gazete Duvar
682:
673:
662:. Retrieved
651:
628:. Retrieved
624:
615:
603:. Retrieved
596:
571:. Retrieved
569:. 2017-03-31
564:
555:
544:. Retrieved
535:
511:. Retrieved
507:
497:
486:. Retrieved
476:
464:. Retrieved
457:
448:
437:. Retrieved
435:(in Turkish)
432:
422:
411:. Retrieved
409:(in Turkish)
406:
396:
385:. Retrieved
381:
372:
361:. Retrieved
357:
333:. Retrieved
322:
294:
282:
214:
189:
177:
159:
158:
101:Constituency
91:
67:2 April 2024
61:
50:
43:Mayor of Van
745:1972 births
270:Bekir Şahin
253:Leyla Güven
73:Preceded by
739:Categories
697:2021-03-19
664:2021-03-19
630:2020-08-28
573:2020-08-13
546:2020-08-13
513:2020-08-13
488:2024-04-02
439:2020-08-12
433:Yeni Şafak
413:2020-08-12
387:2020-08-12
363:2020-08-13
303:References
268:in Turkey
262:Diyarbakır
77:Ozan Balci
724:6 January
605:13 August
335:13 August
174:Education
164:Yüksekova
140:DEM Party
126:Yüksekova
92:In office
52:Incumbent
691:Archived
658:Archived
540:Archived
407:Hürriyet
329:Archived
466:3 April
299:(AKP).
194:in the
105:Hakkari
653:Bianet
598:Bianet
324:Bianet
285:Elâzığ
237:Edirne
146:Parent
717:Rûdaw
401:IHA.
65:
726:2022
607:2020
468:2024
337:2020
120:Born
235:in
217:PKK
136:HDP
741::
714:.
685:.
681:.
656:.
650:.
639:^
623:.
595:.
582:^
563:.
538:.
534:.
522:^
506:.
456:.
431:.
405:.
380:.
356:.
345:^
327:.
321:.
310:^
182:.
728:.
700:.
667:.
633:.
609:.
576:.
549:.
516:.
491:.
470:.
442:.
416:.
390:.
366:.
339:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
