Leyla Zana

Leyla Fakhreddin Dağlı, widely known as Leyla Zana, was born on May 3, 1961, in the village of Bakhçe, Farqin, in Amed province, North Kurdistan. She is a Kurdish politician who was imprisoned for 10 years for speaking Kurdish in the Turkish parliament. At the age of 21, Leyla Zana married Mahdi Zana, the former mayor of Amed. She is a mother of two and currently holds no official government or party position. Following her marriage....

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