Burhan Kuzu

Burhan Kuzu (1 January 1955 – 1 November 2020) was a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party who served as a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for Istanbul in the 22nd to 24th and 26th parliaments.

At the 2002 general election, he won a seat in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a deputy of Istanbul from the AK Party.

The rule of his party not allowing a parliament membership for more than three terms prevented him from running at the June 2015 general election.

[2] He served as the president of the Constitutional Commission in the parliament and as such was a vocal opposer of education in the Kurdish language.

[1][2] He was interred at Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Fatih Mosque.