Mehdi Zana
Mehdi Zana | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Diyarbakır | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Olay Kalfagil |
| Succeeded by | Feyyaz Üzümcü |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mehdi Bilici 20 December 1940 Silvan, Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Political party | Workers Party of Turkey |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician, human rights defender |
Mehdi Zana (born 20 December 1940) is an author and former Kurdish politician from Turkey. He is prominent Kurdish political activist a former Mayor of Diyarbakır. Following the coup de état in 1980 he was imprisoned for more than ten years.