Leyla Söylemez
Leyla Söylemez | |
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| Born | 1 January 1989 Mersin, Turkey |
| Died | 9 January 2013 (aged 24) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, militant, activist |
Leyla Söylemez (1 January 1989 – 9 January 2013) was a Kurdish lawyer, militant and activist. He was an area manager of the PKK youth organisation. Her nom de guerre was Ronahî. In Turkey, Leyla Şöylemez had an arrest warrant issued against her on charges of "membership of a terrorist organization".
In Turkey, there was an arrest warrant in absentia for Leyla Söylemez on the charge of "membership in a freedom defense organization", but Söylemez was wanted only in Turkey.