Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı

Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı (born in Siverek, 1963) is a Kurdish politician of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and Mayor of Diyarbakir.

[1] After completing his studies at the faculty of medicine he began working as a doctor in Diyarbakir in 1991.

[3] He became well known amongst the opposition as he made public a luxury suite in Diyarbakir Municipality which was built before he took office.

[9] Human Rights Watch stated that "the evidence in an indictment against him does not support the charge that he was involved with terrorism or committed crimes.

[12] In that case, the prosecution saw his participation in meetings organized by the HDP or his activism against the execution of Ramin Hossein-Penahi in Iran as terror propaganda.

Protests against Mızraklı's dismissal