Leyla Zana
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Gender | Female |
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Age | 63 |
Date of birth | May 3,1961 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Silvan |
Diyarbakir | |
Spouse | Mehdi Zana |
Books | Writings from Prison |
Children | Ruken Zana |
Ronay Zana | |
Parents | Hediye Dağlı |
Fahrettin Dağlı | |
Job | Journalist |
Politician | |
Awards | Sakharov Prize |
Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize | |
Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights | |
Nationality | Turkish |
Party | Peoples' Democratic Party |
Siblings | Ali İhsan Dağlı |
Piruzhan Doğrul | |
Founded | Democracy Party |
Democratic Society Party | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 579698 |
Leyla Zana Life story
Leyla Zana is a Kurdish politician. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament but was unable to collect it until her release in 2004.