About Burcu Çelik Özkan
Born 1986. Burcu Çelik Özkan is a Turkish politician.
Burcu Çelik Özkan (born 1 January 1986, Muş ) is a former member of the Turkish parliament for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Education and professional career Burcu Çelik Özkan has a law degree from the Marmara University. After she worked as a lawyer and was involved in the Libertarian Jurists Platform. and again in the snap elections in November 2015. During her term she was a defender of LGBT rights
Prosecution Özkan was arrested in April 2017. She was condemned to 6 years imprisonment in a first trial for "committing crimes on behalf of an illegal organization without being a member", a sentence she appealed. In October 2017 the sentence was overturned and in February 2018 a new trial was ordered to take place. On the 6 October 2019 the verdict was overruled by the court of cassation and she was subsequently released.
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Who is Burcu Çelik Özkan?
Turkish statesperson (born 1986)
When was Burcu Çelik Özkan born?
Burcu Çelik Özkan was born on 1 January 1986 in Muş.
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Burcu Çelik Özkan is a politician.
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Burcu Çelik Özkan is Turkish.
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