Ali Atalan
Ali Atalan | |
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Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
In office 7 June 2015 – November 2015 | |
Constituency | Batman (June 2015) |
Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
In office 2010–2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Midyat, Turkey | January 5, 1968
Citizenship | German, Turkish |
Nationality | Kurdish |
Political party | Die Linke (Germany) People's Democratic Party (HDP) |
Ali Atalan (born 5 January 1968 in Midyat) is a Kurdish-German politician of Yazidi faith. He is a former member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia with Die Linke in Germany, and the Turkish Parliament with the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Early life and education
Ali Atalan grew up in a
Political career
In Dülmen, Atalan belonged to the social committee of the city council from 1990 until 1994.[2]
A member of
During the 2010 election period, Atalan's opponents made reference to his association with the "Anti-Capitalist Left" current, which has been investigated for suspicion of hostility against the German constitution, but whose political goals he supports. Atalan stated then that being anti-capitalist is not the same as being against the constitution, and that the German constitution is not inherently capitalist. Also during this time, his connection to the
On 7 April 2015, Atalan was nominated by the People's Democratic Party (HDP) to their electoral list for the upcoming parliamentary election to the Grand National Assembly. Along with fellow party member Feleknas Uca, he became the first ever Yazidi member of the Assembly.[4] In the general elections of November 2015, he was again a candidate, but was not elected.[5]
On 13 November 2015, after the
External links
- Archived homepage of Ali Atalan
- 13 questions answered by Ali Atalan[permanent dead link]
- WDR profile on Ali Atalan
- Representative Watch profile on Ali Atalan
References
- ^ a b c Nordrhein-Westfalen, Landtag. "Detailansicht des Abgeordneten Ali Atalan". www.landtag.nrw.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Ratsinfo der Stadt Dülmen
- ^ "Ali Atalan: "Ich bekenne mich dazu"".
- ^ "Turkey's first Roma and Yazidi representatives to enter parliament". Hürriyet Daily News. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Batman Kasım 2015 Genel Seçimi Sonuçları". Yeni Safak. Archived from the original on 2015-11-04. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ 2 HDP deputies go on hunger strike to end days-long Nusaybin curfew Archived 2015-11-20 at the Wayback Machine dated November 19, 2015, Today's Zaman, accessed 21 November 2015.
- ^ a b "HDP indictment seeks political ban for 687 members, including Demirtaş, Buldan and Sancar". Bianet. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "Turkish prosecutor seeks political ban on 687 pro-Kurdish politicians". www.duvarenglish.com. Gazete Duvar. 2021-03-18. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-03-19.