Nejla Demir

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Nejla Demir (born 1988, Agri, Turkey) is an agricultural engineer and politician. Since June 2023 she is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the Green Left Party (YSP) for Agri.

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Early life, education and professional career

Nejla Demir was born in Agri and received primary and secondary education in town. [1] Later she studied agricultural sciences at the Yüzüncü Yıl University in Van from where she graduated with a BSc in agricultural engineering and a MSc in animal sciences from the Institute of Science and Technology. [1] Nejla Demir worked at the Chamber of Agriculture since 2011. [1] According to their own account, she was working in Agri supporting agriculture for twelve years. [2]

Political career

In the parliamentary elections of May 2023, she was elected into the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Agri for the YSP. [3] She aims for enabling to establish agricultural projects based on women initiatives and to provide the young people an opportunity in Agri so they do not ned to emigrate abroad. [1]

Personal life

Nejla Demir is married and the mother of two children. [1] Both of her parents were sentenced to prison for terrorist propaganda and they emigrated into exile abroad. [4] She was also imprisoned for a short while due to a tweet concerning the Turkish invasion of Syrian Kurdistan in Syria in 2019. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Demir: We will work to prevent emigration from Ağrı". ANF News. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  2. ↑ "'Halkımızın topraklarına dönmesi için çalışacağım'". Politika Haber (in Turkish). 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  3. ↑ Şafak, Yeni (2023-09-06). "Ağrı Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Ağrı Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
  4. 1 2 "Ağrılılar topraklarına kavuşacak". YeniOzgurPolitika.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
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