Ayşegül Doğan

Ayşegül Doğan (born 1977, Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish and Kurdish journalist, politician and since June 2023 a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey representing Sirnak for the Green Left Party. She is also the daughter of the late Orhan Dogan.

Early life and education Doğan was born in Ankara in 1977 After having completed her primary and secondary education she traveled abroad to pursue to study communications at the University of Metz and the school of journalism in Paris between 1995 and 2000. In 1999, she made internships with the Agence France-Presse (AFP) office in Ankara and the French newspaper Courrier International in Paris.

Prosecution Since May 2018 she is prosecuted for being a member of an armed organization due to her interviews she conducted with members of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned her trial.