Nejla Demir
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.
Early life, education and professional career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Demir: We will work to prevent emigration from Ağrı". ANF News. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ "'Halkımızın topraklarına dönmesi için çalışacağım'". Politika Haber (in Turkish). 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ Şafak, Yeni (2023-09-06). "Ağrı Seçim Sonuçları - 2023 Genel Seçim Ağrı Oy Oranları | CANLI". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ^ a b "Ağrılılar topraklarına kavuşacak". YeniOzgurPolitika.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-09.