Sezai Temelli (born 1963) is a Turkish politician, and former chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in

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. He was a Member of Parliament representing

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for the HDP.

Early life and career

Temelli was born in

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and graduated from the branch of finance at the

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Faculty of Economics. He later completed his

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there. He later became a lecturer in political science and public policy, specialising in finance. He was dismissed from the university during the purges of 2016.

Political career

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, who was elected chairwoman. Both candidates were elected unopposed. In February 2020, he was succeeded by

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. Temelli was elected as a HDP Member of Parliament for Istanbul's second electoral district in the June 2015 general election. He lost his seat in the snap November 2015 general election. In the

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he was elected again elected to the parliament. In the

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he was elected in

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for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Temelli, Sezai 1963 births Living people Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 27th Parliament of Turkey Members of the 28th Parliament of Turkey Leaders of the Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey) Istanbul University alumni Deputies of Istanbul Academic staff of Istanbul University Deputies of Van Deputies of Muş Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party politicians