Kamuran Tanhan
{{Short description|Turkish politician (born 1979)}}
Kamuran Tanhan (born 1979, Nusaybin, Turkey) is a lawyer and politician and since June 2023 a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Green Left Party (YSP). He was the lawyer of the former Mayor of Nusaybin Sara Kaya and also the artist Zehra Dogan
Early life and education
Kamuran Tanhan was born in 1979 in Nusaybin{{Cite web |title=Yeşil Sol Parti'nin Mardin Milletvekili Adayı Kamuran Tanhan Kimdir? |url=https://mardinhaber.com.tr/haber/14622501/yesil-sol-partinin-mardin-milletvekili-adayi-kamuran-tanhan-kimdir |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Mardin Haber Gazetesi |language=tr}} where he attended primary school and graduated from high school.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=Kamuran Tanhan kimdir? {{!}} Gazete Pencere |url=https://www.gazetepencere.com/kamuran-tanhan-kimdir/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |language=tr}} He eventually became a member of the Bar Association of Mardin.{{Cite web |title=Mardin’de kayyımın su zammı yargıya, Diyarbakır'ınki Saray'a taşındı |url=https://ahvalnews.com/tr/kayyim/mardinde-kayyimin-su-zammi-yargiya-diyarbakirinki-saraya-tasindi |website=Ahval}} In 2017 he was the lawyer to the former Mayor of Nusaybin Sara Kaya{{Cite web |title=Court rules to keep Nusaybin former co-mayor Kaya in prison |url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/court-rules-to-keep-nusaybin-former-co-mayor-kaya-in-prison-40915 |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=ANF News |language=en}} and of the artist Zehra Dogan.{{Cite web |last=Zaman |first=Amberin |author-link=Amberin Zaman |date=2017-10-31 |title=Turkish prison cannot stifle Kurdish journalist's art - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2017/10/turkey-journalist-paints-dissent.html |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.al-monitor.com |language=en}}
Political career
In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, he was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Mardin for the YSP.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Mardin Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Mardin Oy Oranları |url=https://www.yenisafak.com/secim-2023/mardin-ili-secim-sonuclari |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Yeni Şafak |language=tr-TR}} In the second round of the presidential elections, he reported about supporters of the Justice and Development Party attacking an election official.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-28 |title=Opposition observers face multiple attacks during Turkey’s runoff amid claims of irregularities |url=https://turkishminute.com/2023/05/28/opposition-observers-face-multiple-attacks-during-turkeys-runoff-amid-claims-of-irregularities/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Turkish Minute |language=en-US}}
Personal life
He is married and has two children. His uncle is Mehmet Tanhan, the former Mayor of Nusaybin and politician of the Democratic Society Party (DTP).{{Cite web |title=Dr. Tanhan, Belediye Başkan aday adaylığı için başvurdu |url=https://www.nusaybinim.com/dr-tanhan-belediye-baskan-aday-adayligi-icin-basvurdu_12511.html |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Nusaybinim.com |language=tr}}