Musa Piroğlu

Musa Piroğlu (born 1968) is a Turkish politician of the Revolutionary Party and a current member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the People's Democratic Party (HDP)

Early life and education Following his graduation from high school he entered the vocational school at the Dokuz Eylül University in Izmir in 1986. During his studies he had a working accident while being employed as a construction worker. As a result, he was diagnosed with a spinal cord injury and since uses a wheelchair. After the completion of his studies, he worked as a history teacher for fifteen years. During a protest against the dismissal from parliament of fellow MPs Leyla Güven and Musa Farisoğullari, he attempted to impede water cannon trucks to chase the protesters by blocking the road with his wheel chair, following which he was pushed to the floor by the police. He is the spokesperson of the disabled for the HDP.