Emine Ayna
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Emine Ayna, is a contemporary politician in Turkey
of Zaza descent.
She was a member of the former Democratic Society Party
(DTP). She joined the Peace and Democracy Party
(BDP), after the Constitutional Court banned DTP on 11 December 2009.
Emine Ayna was born in Dicle in 1968, to mother Günay and father Osman. She is a niece of Ömer Ayna, one of ten victims of the Kızıldere Massacre (March 30, 1972). She is a high school graduate and founder of the Rainbow Women's Association. In 2007, she stood as an independent candidate in the Turkish parliamentary elections, receiving 15.57% of the vote in Mardin
and entering the Turkish Parliament.
The election of Mardin deputy Emine Ayna as the party's deputy chairwoman in the DTP party assembly was perceived as a victory for the Öcalan faction within the party.
On 20 July 2008, she was elected to the DTP leadership, sharing this position with Ahmet Türk
. She also became Chair of the DTP Parliamentary Group, when Ahmet Türk resigned. She is widely viewed as a hardliner of the Öcalan faction.
She speaks Turkish, but she does not speak Kurdish.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
of Zaza descent.
She was a member of the former Democratic Society Party
Democratic Society Party
The Democratic Society Party was a Kurdish Kurdish nationalist political party in Turkey. The party considered itself social democratic, and had observer status in the Socialist International. It was considered to be the successor of the Democratic People's Party...
(DTP). She joined the Peace and Democracy Party
Peace and Democracy Party
The Peace and Democracy Party ) is a political party in the Republic of Turkey. It succeeded the Democratic Society Party following the closure of the latter party for its alleged connections with the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the EU.The BDP has observer status in the...
(BDP), after the Constitutional Court banned DTP on 11 December 2009.
Emine Ayna was born in Dicle in 1968, to mother Günay and father Osman. She is a niece of Ömer Ayna, one of ten victims of the Kızıldere Massacre (March 30, 1972). She is a high school graduate and founder of the Rainbow Women's Association. In 2007, she stood as an independent candidate in the Turkish parliamentary elections, receiving 15.57% of the vote in Mardin
Mardin
Mardin is a city in southeastern Turkey. The capital of Mardin Province, it is known for its Arabic-like architecture, and for its strategic location on a rocky mountain overlooking the plains of northern Syria.-History:...
and entering the Turkish Parliament.
The election of Mardin deputy Emine Ayna as the party's deputy chairwoman in the DTP party assembly was perceived as a victory for the Öcalan faction within the party.
On 20 July 2008, she was elected to the DTP leadership, sharing this position with Ahmet Türk
Ahmet Türk
Ahmet Türk is a Kurdish politician in Turkey. He was the chairman of the former pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party in Turkey and was a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. On December 11, 2009, the Constitutional Court of Turkey voted to ban the DTP, accusing it of connection with PKK...
. She also became Chair of the DTP Parliamentary Group, when Ahmet Türk resigned. She is widely viewed as a hardliner of the Öcalan faction.
She speaks Turkish, but she does not speak Kurdish.