Sezai Temelli
{{Short description|Turkish politician (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sezai Temelli
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image = Sezai Temelli.png
| imagesize = 220px
| office = Chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party
| term_start = 11 February 2018
| alongside = Pervin Buldan
| predecessor = Selahattin Demirtaş
| office1 = {{GNAT MP}}
| term_start1 = 8 July 2018
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = Van (2018)
Muş (2023)
| term_start2 = 7 June 2015
| term_end2 = 1 November 2015
| constituency2 = Istanbul (II) (June 2015)
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1963}}
| birth_place = Istanbul, Turkey
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Peoples' Democratic Party
| alma_mater = Istanbul University
| children = 1
| succeeded = Mithat Sancar
| termend = 23 February 2020
| termstart2 = 24 June 2015
}}
Sezai Temelli (born 1963) is a Turkish politician, and former chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey. He was a Member of Parliament representing Van for the HDP.
Early life and career
Temelli was born in Istanbul and graduated from the branch of finance at the Istanbul University Faculty of Economics. He later completed his PhD there. He later became a lecturer in political science and public policy, specialising in finance.{{cite web|url=https://www.evrensel.net/haber/345094/hdpnin-es-baskan-adaylari-pervin-buldan-ve-sezai-temelli|website=evrensel.net|title=HDP'nin eş başkan adayları Pervin Buldan ve Sezai Temelli|access-date=2018-02-09}} He was dismissed from the university during the purges of 2016.{{cite news |title=4 Academics in Parliament |url=https://bianet.org/english/print/198582-4-academics-in-parliament |access-date=26 June 2021}}
Political career
Temelli is a founding member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). Before becoming its chairman, he served as the party's vice chairman responsible for economic policy.{{cite web|url=https://bianet.org/bianet/siyaset/194145-hdp-es-genel-baskan-adaylari-buldan-ve-temelli|title=HDP Eş Genel Başkan Adayları Pervin Buldan ve Sezai Temelli|website=bianet|access-date=2018-02-09}} During the HDP 3rd ordinary congress held on 11 February 2018, he was elected chairman of the HDP alongside Pervin Buldan, who was elected chairwoman. Both candidates were elected unopposed.{{cite web|url=https://www.bolgegundem.com/sezai-temelli-kimdir-aslen-nereli-kac-yasindadir-350272h.htm|website=bolgegundem.com|title=Sezai Temelli Kimdir, Aslen Nereli Kaç Yaşındadır|access-date=2018-02-09}} In February 2020, he was succeeded by Mithat Sancar.{{Cite web|url=http://bianet.org/english/politics/220474-pervin-buldan-mithat-sancar-elected-new-hdp-co-chairs|title=Pervin Buldan, Mithat Sancar Elected New HDP Co-Chairs|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 April 2020}}
Temelli was elected as a HDP Member of Parliament for Istanbul's second electoral district in the June 2015 general election. He lost his seat in the snap November 2015 general election. In the 2018 Turkish parliamentary election he was elected again elected to the parliament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yenisafak.com/secim-2018/van-ili-secim-sonuclari|title=Van Seçim Sonuçları - Genel Seçim 2018 Van Sonucu|last=Şafak|first=Yeni|date=2020-01-04|website=Yeni Şafak|language=tr-TR|access-date=2020-04-01}}
In the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election he was elected in Muş for the Party of Greens and the Left Future.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Demirtaş'ın aktif siyasetten çekilme kararı ne anlama geliyor, HDP hangi adımları atacak? |url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cmjv813zve0o |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=BBC News Türkçe |language=tr}}
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Category:Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey
Category:Leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)
Category:Istanbul University alumni