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Leyla Zana
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Key facts
- Constituency
- Diyarbakır ( 1991 )
- Born
- ( 1961-05-03 ) 3 May 1961 (age 65) , Silvan , Diyarbakır , Turkey
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Party
- Democratic Society Party (2005–2009) , Peoples' Democratic Party (2014–present)
- Spouse
- Mehdi Zana ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 )
- Occupation
- Peace activist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leyla
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Silvan
- Spouse
- Mehdi Zana
- Occupation
- journalist
- Political party
- People's Democracy Party
- Languages spoken
- Kurdish
- Image
- Zana (cropped).jpg
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- Leyla Zana
- date of birth
- 1961-05-03
- name in native language
- ەیلا زانا
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Encyclopedic overview
Leyla Zana (born 3 May 1961) is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament but was unable to collect it until her release in 2004. She was also awarded the Rafto Prize in 1994 after being recognized by the Rafto Foundation for being incarcerated for her peaceful struggle for the human rights of the Kurdish people in Turkey and the neighbouring countries.
Early life
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