Saliha Sera Kadıgil (born 29 November 1984) is a Turkish politician and lawyer. She has served as a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in its 27th legislative term since 2018. Initially a member of CHP, she later resigned and joined the Workers' Party of Turkey in 2021.[1]
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| Spokesperson of Workers' Party of Turkey | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2018 | |
| Constituency | İstanbul (I) (2018, 2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1984 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Turkey (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Republican People's Party (2010–2021) |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University Faculty of Law |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Early life and education
editAfter graduating from Vefa High School in 2003, she graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2007. She completed her master's degree in private law at the same university in 2010 and wrote her master's thesis on cinema works after her research at Queen Mary University of London. She is pursuing a doctorate at Istanbul University.[2]
Career
editKadıgil, who has been a member of the Istanbul Bar Association Animal Rights Commission Executive Board since 2008, has worked as a manager in many non-governmental organizations related to animal rights. She was a member of the CHP Women's Branch Central Board of Directors and served as a party council member for 3 terms. She is a member of the TBMM Equal Opportunities Committee for Women and Men. She resigned from CHP on Friday, 25 June 2021, and joined the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP).[1] She staged a protest against Fuat Oktay during a parliamentary budget hearing in 2021, where she played two songs, "Yalan" (Lie) and "Palavra palavra", through a loudspeaker.[3] She received an official reprimand for the protest.[4]
Personal life
editShe has been married to Tolga Sütlü since 2017.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Sazak, Selim. "Turkey's Left-Wing 'Squad' Is Coming for Erdogan". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ^ "CHP İstanbul Milletvekili Saliha Sera Kadıgil Sütlü, partisinden istifa etti". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ Medyatava (2021-12-18). "TİP milletvekillerinden Meclis'te protesto... Sera Kadıgil şarkı açtı, ceza aldı. Fuat Oktay TİP'li vekillere çok sert cevap verdi: Korsan demokrasi olmaz, diktatörlüktür bu". Medyatava (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "TİP milletvekillerinden TBMM'de protesto: Kadıgil'e kınama cezası". www.cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "Sera Kadıgil'in eşi Tolga Sütlü kim, kaç yaşında, ne iş yapıyor?". Damga Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
External links
edit- Saliha Sera KADIGİL SÜTLÜ, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi
- SALİHA SERA KADIGİL SÜTLÜ, CHP İstanbul İl Başkanlığı (Provincial Presidency of the CHP in Istanbul)