Sezgin Tanrıkulu
Sezgin Tanrıkulu | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Republican People's Party | |
| In office 19 December 2010 – 25 January 2016 | |
| Leader | Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | İstanbul (II) (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) Diyarbakır (2023) |
| President of the Diyarbakır Bar Association | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1963 Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (2010–present) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Known for | Advocacy for Kurdish rights |
| Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1997) |
| Organisation: | Diyarbakır Human Rights Association |
Sezgin Tanrıkulu (born May 27, 1963) is a Turkish human rights lawyer known for his defense of the rights of Kurdish citizens. He is currently serving as an MP in the Turkish Grand Assembly with the Republican People's Party (CHP).