Semra Çağlar Gökalp
Semra Çağlar Gökalp (1988, Kayalıbağ, Turkey) is a human rights activist and politician of the Green Left Party (YSP). Since June 2023, she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Early life and education[edit]
Semra Çağlar Gökalp was born in the village Kayalıbağ in Bitlis in 1988 where she spent the first years of her childhood.[1] In the 1990s she had to migrate to Antalya where she graduated from primary school and high school.[1] Later she studied English language at the Yücüncü Yıl University.[2]
Professional career[edit]
Following, Semra Çağlar Gökalp was employed at the Van Municipality in the office of foreign relations and the European Union[1][2] until in 2017, the Governor of Van replaced the elected mayor. In February 2017, she was dimissed with over 200 other employees of the municipality.[3] In 2021, she was elected into the Board of Directors of the Antalya branch of the Human Rights Association Antalya.[4]
Political career[edit]
In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, she was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Bitlis for the YSP:[5] She is in favor gender equality and supports the implementation of a co-leadership of a woman and a man at all political levels.[2] She aims to defend women's and prisoners rights in parliament[2] and opposes the imprisonment of the former leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Yeşil Sol Parti adayı Gökalp: Sandıkları aydınlatacağız, çalamayacaklar". Artı Gerçek (in Turkish). 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ a b c d "Gökalp: We will stand against rights violations". Firat News Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "Büyükşehir Belediyesi eski Genel Sekreteri Mustafa Yalçın Van'da göreve hızlı başladı". Kayseri News (in Turkish). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ "İHD ANTALYA YENİ YÖNETİMİNİ BELİRLEDİ". Gazete Grafiti (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2023-12-06). "Bitlis Election Results - 2023 General Elections Bitlis Vote Shares | LIVE". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni. "HDP'li Semra Çağlar Gökalp hapisteki PKK'lılara özgürlük sözü verdi: Cezaevlerinden tek tek çıkaracağız". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-12.