Salih Fırat
Salih Fırat | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Adıyaman (2011, June 2015, Nov 2015) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1960 Adıyaman, Turkey |
| Political party | Republican People's Party (CHP) 2011-2013 Justice and Development Party (AKP) 2013-present |
| Alma mater | Ankara University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
Salih Fırat (born 1 January 1960) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Adıyaman since 12 June 2011.
Early life and career[edit]
Born in Adıyaman, he graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine and worked in hospitals in Izmir, Ordu and Adıyaman as an expert on orthopedics and traumatology. He was also a member of the Adıyaman Sports Club executive board and was the club's doctor. He is a member of the Human Rights Foundation.
Political career[edit]
First elected as a CHP Member of Parliament in the 2011 general election, he resigned from the CHP and joined the AKP in 2013 after accusing CHP politicians of making racist remarks against Kurds.[1][2] He was re-elected as an MP, this time from the AKP party list, in the June 2015 general election.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography". Haberler.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Salih Fırat: İstifa etmekle acele ettim". Ensonhaber. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "ADIYAMAN SEÇİM SONUÇLARI - 2015 GENEL SEÇİM SONUÇLARI". haberler.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links[edit]
- Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians
- Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
- Deputies of Adıyaman
- Turkish Kurdish people
- Living people
- People from Adıyaman
- Ankara University alumni
- Turkish orthopedic surgeons
- 1960 births
- Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 24th Parliament of Turkey
- Members of the 26th Parliament of Turkey
- Turkish sports physicians