Mehmet Yavuz (1973, Kâhta – 9 August 2019),[1] was a Kurdish politician and teacher in Turkey who led the Kurdish Islamist Free Cause Party from May 2018 until 7 October 2018.[1][2]
Mehmet Yavuz | |
|---|---|
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| Leader of the Free Cause Party | |
| In office 22 May 2018 – 7 October 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu |
| Succeeded by | İshak Sağlam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 Kâhta |
| Died | 9 August 2019 (aged 45–46) |
| Political party | Free Cause Party |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Selçuk University |
Biography
editBorn in 1973 in the town of Kâhta in Adıyaman Province, he graduated high school in the town before moving to Konya to study at the Selcuk University Faculty of Education. He subsequently worked as a teacher. In the 2000s, he was imprisoned for two years and later worked as a teacher in Şanlıurfa. He began his political life by writing for Doğruhaber and serving as the Deputy Chairman and Spokesperson for Hüda-Par.[1][3] In 2015, he criticized President Erdoğan for stating that no Kurdish issue existed in the country. Yavuz pointed at the fact that Kurdish was classified an 'unknown language' when spoken at the Grand National Assembly, lack of mother tongue education in Kurdish and stated that the constitution was fascist.[4] In 2018, he criticized the constitution again.[5]
Yavuz died from kidney cancer on 9 August 2019 in Diyarbakır.[6]
Electoral history
editYavuz ran unsuccessfully as an independent in 2015 in the electoral district of Şanlıurfa and received 0.9% of the vote share.[7]
| Election | District | Votes | % | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General elections, 2015 | Şanlıurfa | 6,551 | 0.9% | Not elected |
References
edit- ^ a b c "HÜDA PAR Genel Başkan Yardımcısı Mehmet Yavuz hayatını kaybetti". Independent Turkish (in Turkish). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "İşte Hüda - Par'ın yeni başkanı". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "A distinguished politician in the history of Turkish politics: Mehmet Yavuz". Ilkha. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Yavuz: Kürt sorunu vardır". Hürseda Haber (in Turkish). 21 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Yavuz: Kürt meselesini altı ayda çözeriz". Dogru Haber (in Turkish). 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Mehmet Yavuz has passed away". Ilkha. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Sandık Sonuçları ve Tutanaklar". sonuc.ysk.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 April 2021.