Gültan Kışanak

Gültan Kışanak
Mayor of Diyarbakır
In office
31 March 2014  30 October 2016
Preceded byOsman Baydemir
Succeeded byCumali Atilla
Co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party
In office
4 September 2011  22 April 2014
Preceded bySelahattin Demirtaş
Succeeded byParty abolished
See Democratic Regions Party
Member of the Grand National Assembly
In office
22 July 2007  31 March 2014
ConstituencyDiyarbakır (2007)
Siirt (2011)
Personal details
Born (1961-06-15) 15 June 1961
Elazığ, Turkey

Gültan Kışanak (born 15 June 1961) is a Kurdish journalist, author and politician from Turkey. Kışanak was born in Elazığ in 1961. Her family is originally from Tunceli. She is a former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and Head of Municipality of Diyarbakır. She has been imprisoned since October 2016.