In 1987, he was one of the founders of the Human Rights Association, which is based in Amed. In 1988, the newspaper Yeni Ulkay ( (This is UlkeHe founded it and was its editor.
1991 on the list of the Social Democratic Party of the Peoples (SHP) became a member of parliament from Amed constituency. During his swearing-in ceremony, he was strongly criticized for wearing yellow, red and green necklaces and greeting in Kurdish. "I am proud to swear to be loyal to the Constitution, brotherhood and equality of the Turkish and Kurdish nations to protect the independence of the country, the unity of the people and the sovereignty of all people," he said. "I take this oath for the brotherhood of the Kurdish and Turkish peoples," he said in Kurdish.
In 1994, he was stripped of his parole along with Ahmet Turk, Orhan Doğan, Khatib Dijle, Sri Sakik and Mahmut Alniak for delivering a speech in the United States. Although Leila and her companions contacted ( pkk"If they were true, I would proudly take responsibility for them all. I have defended democracy, human rights and brotherhood between Kurds and Turks as long as I live," he said. However, the judge ignored them and sentenced them to 15 years in prison on charges of membership and propaganda for the PKK. During his time in prison, he will fight for peace and human rights.
In 2001, the European Court of Human Rights voted to overturn the prison sentences of the four Kurdish MPs. Leila Zana He was one of four MPs, but Turkey did not officially recognize the court's vote. Due to pressure from the European Court of Human Rights, Leila Zana He was released on June 8, 2004 after 10 years in prison.
Leila Zana He served three more terms in the Ağrı constituency and was last expelled for not taking the oath of office as written. He has received more than six international awards for his efforts to consolidate democracy in Turkey and ensure Kurdish rights.
The awards Leila Zana Given:
International Organization (UN), Leila ZanaHe was declared a prisoner of conscience and in 1994 received the Norwegian Rafto Peace Prize. In 1995, he was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Expression by the European Union, but was unable to receive it until 2004 due to his imprisonment. In 1996, he received the Italian Valdosti Prize for Human Rights. In 1996, he was awarded the German Aachen Prize for Human Rights. Between 1995 and 1998, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. "We must see the good things in common and never despair. We Kurds have not had troubles and wars with Turkish, Arab and Persian nations, but the system and states have tried to erase our national identity," he said.
In 2008, he was awarded the Juan Maria Bandres Prize. She is a living example of a symbol of sacrifice, resistance, peace and coexistence. Leila Zana He offered the idea of reforming Turkey's leaders, suggesting that Turkey take advantage of the federal system and establish a region called Kurdistan.
In 2008, he was arrested for two years by the Turkish government on charges of spreading the concept of terrorism for saying: “The Kurds have three presidents, one of them Massoud Barzaniis). The European Commission and the international community for political activism have strongly opposed his imprisonment Leila Zana expressed, Leila Zana “My case is against freedom of expression and proves that every Kurd in Turkey is under threat,” he said.
Leila Zana Now as an independent person supports the PKK (DTPHe has visited the Kurdistan Region several times and met with the Kurdish political leadership, especially President Massoud Barzani and Nechirvan Barzani.
Leila Zana On December 15, 2010, at the 13th Congress of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was appointed by the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Massoud BarzaniHe was awarded the Barzani Medal.
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1. Archives of the Encyclopedia Board Kurdistan Democratic Party. . . .
