Berdan Öztürk

Berdan Öztürk (born 1 May 1980 in Tutak) is a Turkish politician of Kurdish descent who is from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), who has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Ağrı since 7 June 2015.

After a year in legal work experience, he pursued a master's degree in the University of London, specialising in International Arbitration and Commercial Law.

[5] In 2016 an investigation was launched against Öztürk for participating in a funeral of five militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

[6] Due to a statement concerning the Turkish invasion of north eastern Syria he is investigated for terrorist propaganda since 2019.

[7] The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemned his prosecution and demanded an explanation from the Turkish authorities.