Ceylan Akça Cupolo

Ceylan Akça Cupolo (born 1986) is a politician of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and since June 2023 a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey

Early life and education

Cupolo was born in Hazro, Turkey in 1986.[1] She graduated from the Dokuz Eylül University in İzmir with a BSc in American culture and literature in 2009 and returned to the university in 2022 for her MSc.[2] Following she became an advisor to the People's Democratic Party (HDP) for several years.[3]

Political career

During her electoral campaign to the parliamentary election in 2023, Ceylan Akça Cupolo aimed to defend the position of the Kurdish people and for that the Kurdish rights become included in the Turkish constitution.[4] In May 2023, she was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Diyarbakir for the YSP.[5]

Political positions

She does not classify free elections to be free elections of the electoral campaign is not free as well.[6] She is favor of a free press and opposed the detention of Merdan Yanardag for criticizing the long imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan.[7]

Personal life

Ceylan Akça Cupolo is married with the journalist from Al Monitor Diego Cupolo with who she has a child.[8]

References

1. "Ceylan Akça Cupolo kimdir?". sonhaberler.com (in Turkish). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
2. "Ceylan Akça". LinkedIn.
3. "Ceylan Akça Cupolo Biyografisi". Haberler.
4. Czarnowska, Martyna (13 July 2023). "Archiv: Kurdischer Kampf um politische Teilhabe | Wiener Zeitung". Wiener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
5. "Diyarbakır Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Diyarbakır Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
6. Francis, Vala (1 July 2023). "Turkish election observations and British counter-terrorism policing of activists - PART ONE". First News Agency. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
7. "Turkish court sends veteran journalist to prison for criticising isolation of Abdullah Öcalan". Medya News. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
8. Woodside, Christine (2023-06-26). "Reporting in places where press freedom is elusive | Department of Journalism". Retrieved 2023-07-04.