Adalet Kaya

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Adalet Kaya (1977, Kulp, Turkey [1] ) is the president of the Rosa Women's Organization and a politician for the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party). She was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the parliamentary elections of May 2023.

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Early life and education

Adalet Kaya was born in 1977 in Kulp in the Province of Diyarbakir into a family of five siblings. [1] Her father was a driver between Diyarbakir and Kulp and her mother was a housewife. [1] The family had a small garden and also held some cattle. [1] She was raised in Kulp where she also attended secondary school. [1] By 1993, following street protests and a conflict with the Kurdish Hezbollah, she and her relatives was forced to move to Diyarbakir. [1] There she attended the Fatih high school before she began studying economics at the Ankara University in 1995. [1] She graduated in 2000 and is pleased with her received education, which according to her does not compare to the education provided today. [1]

Professional life

Following her graduation, Adalet Kaya received work at the Ministry of National Education after passing the Public Personnel Selection Exam. [1] She served as a parliamentary advisor for two terms. [1] Following the local election of 2014, she was employed in the municipally of Mardin. [1] There she was involved in establishing a higher number of women employees through the zipper system. [1] After the municipality was seized by a trustee and the mayor dismissed in 2016, Adalet Kaya was also dismissed. [1] She then moved back to her families house in Diyarbakir. [1] In Diyarbakir she established the Rosa Women's Organization after the lifting of the state of emergency in December 2018. [1]

Prosecution

Between May and August 2020 she was arrested due to an investigation into the activities of the Rosa Women's Organization. [2] According to a secret witness, the organization was established to recruit members for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). [3]

Political life

In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, Adalet Kaya was elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, representing Diyarbakir for the YSP. [4]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Adalet Kaya, the Green Left Party's candidate in Diyarbakir: "I will bring the voice of women to Parliament"". Gercek News. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Rosa-Vorsitzende Adalet Kaya aus Untersuchungshaft entlassen". Firat News Agency (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  3. ↑ "Rosa-Vorsitzende Adalet Kaya aus Untersuchungshaft entlassen". ANF News (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  4. ↑ Şafak, Yeni (2023-05-26). "Diyarbakır Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Diyarbakır Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-05-26.

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