Elif Doğan Türkmen

Elif Doğan Türkmen
MP
Member of the Grand National Assembly
Assumed office
7 June 2015
Constituency Adana (June 2015, Nov 2015)
Personal details
Born (1962-01-01) January 1, 1962
Adana, Turkey
Political party Republican People's Party (CHP)
Alma mater Ankara University
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer
Religion Alevi

Elif Doğan Türkmen (born 1 January 1962) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for Adana since 7 June 2015.

Born in Adana, Türkmen graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law and worked as a lawyer in Adana. Coming from a traditionally social democrat family, she had previously been involved in SODEP and was a founding member of the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP) Women's wing. She joined the CHP after the latter two parties were dissolved. She has been involved in many projects to help women and development in Adana, with some backed by the European Union. Married with one child, she was elected as a CHP Member of Parliament in the June 2015 general election.[1] During the election campaign, she was shot and injured by one of her clients. The attack was described as a scare tactic and not to cause fatal injury.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Biography". Haberler.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "CHP 1'inci sıra milletvekili adayı Elif Doğan Türkmen'e silahlı saldırı". MyNet. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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