Abdullah Koç

Abdullah Koç (1 June 1972, Diyadin, Turkey) is a jurist and politician of Kurdish descent. He is a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing the Peoples Democratic Party (HDP).

Early life and education He was born in Diyadin in the Ağri province and attended primary school in Doğubeyazıt and high school in Diyadin. He studied law at the Anadolu and Selçuk University and graduated in 1998. In parliament he took a seat in the justice commission. As an MP he demanded answers regarding the alleged suicides of Turkish soldiers. In 2019, he tried to read out a press statement on the detention of his fellow HDP members but was prevented from it by the Turkish authorities. On the 17 March 2021, the Turkish state prosecutor before the Court of Cassation Bekir Şahin, filed a lawsuit before the Constitutional Court demanding for Koç and 686 other HDP politicians a five-year ban to engage in politics. The lawsuit was filed together with the request for a closure of the HDP.

Personal life Koç is a mountaineer and has climbed several peaks. He has published articles on extreme sports and also crimes against nature. He is married and has two children.